The Sun and News, Saturday, August 7, 2021/ Page 15Emergency food benefits added for August
All Michigan families
who are eligible for food
assistance benefits will get
an additional monthly
payment in August in
response to the COVID-
pandemic, the Michigan
Department of Health and
Human Services has
announced.
More than 1.25 million
people in nearly 700,
Michigan households will
benefit.
Eligible clients will see
additional food assistance
benefits on their Bridge
Cards Aug. 7-13. Additional
benefits will be loaded onto
Bridge Cards as a separate
payment from the assistance
that is provided earlier in the
month.
“MDHHS is pleased to
be able to continue to help
families affected by the
pandemic put food on the
table,” said MDHHS Director
Elizabeth Hertel. “We will
continue working hard to
provide Michigan residents
who are in need with easy
access to benefits.”
Some Michiganders
began receiving additional
food assistance in April 2020
after the beginning of the
pandemic that started the
month before. In May, all
eligible households began
getting extra monthly
benefits. Federal approval is
necessary every month.
All households eligible
for SNAP receive an increase
of at least $95 monthly, even
if they are already receiving
the maximum payment or are
close to that amount.
Households that received
more than $95 to bring them
to the maximum payment for
their group size will continue
to receive that larger amount.
The maximum allowable
benefits for SNAP customers
based on their respective
household size are:
One person: $
Two persons: $
Three persons: $
Four persons: $
Five persons: $Six persons: $1,
Seven persons: $1,
Eight persons: $1,
The federal government
is providing additional
funding to states for food
assistance under House
Resolution 6201, the
Families First Coronavirus
Response Act.
Eligible families do not
need to re-apply to receive
the additional benefits.
People who receive food
assistance can check their
benefits balance on their
Michigan Bridge cardsonline at michigan.gov/
MIBridges or by calling a
consumer service
representative toll-free, 888-
678-8914. They may ask
questions about the additional
benefits by calling or
emailing their caseworker.
Customer service is
available 24 hours a day,
seven days a week. Spanish
and Arabic service is
available. Anyone who is
deaf, deaf, blind, or hearing-
or speech-impaired, may call
the Michigan Relay Center at
7-1-1.THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT
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Today is Purple Heart Day
Today, Aug. 7, is being
recognized as Purple Heart
Day to remember and pay
honor to the men and
women of the United States
Armed Forces who were
wounded or killed in enemy
action while serving the
nation.
“On Purple Heart Day, we
honor the bravery and
patriotism displayed by
those who willingly
sacrificed their own well-
being for the cause of
freedom and democracy,”
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said.
“We owe our wounded
and fallen men and women in
uniform our profound and
eternal gratitude.”
“The oldest U.S. Military
decoration bestows honor
upon our bravestheroes who have shed blood
in defense of the nation,”
U.S. Army Maj. Gen.
Paul D. Rogers, adjutant
general and director of
the Michigan Department of
Military and Veterans Affairs,
said. “We acknowledge their
sacrifice and tremendous
heroism on behalf of this
nation, its people and our
cherished freedoms.”
The Purple Heart was
introduced in 1782 by Gen.
George Washington as the
Badge of Military Merit and
was awarded to soldiers in
the Continental Army who
fought during the American
Revolution. It was not
until the bicentennial of his
birth in 1932 that the award
became known as the Purple
Heart. The first servicemember to receive the
modern-day Purple Heart
was Army Gen. Douglas
MacArthur for his service in
the Pacific theater during
World War II.
“It’s important that we
pause to remember and honor
these brave service members
who were combat wounded
or have made the ultimate
sacrifice of giving their lives
on the front lines,” Zaneta
Adams, director of
the Michigan Veterans Affairs
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have borne the burden of
battle and we encourage
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