• FAP Eligibility Requirements Eligibility for FAP depends on the financial situation of all persons who live together and purchase and prepare food together.
| • FAP Work Requirements Adult members of FAP households must follow certain work-related rules.
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• Farmers Markets Accepting Bridge Cards Use food assistance dollars to enjoy Michigan's bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables at these farmers markets around the state.
| • Michigan's Coordinated Access to Food for the Elderly (MiCAFE) MiCAFE helps older adults (60 and older) apply for a Bridge Card to pay for food so seniors can afford other essential items like medicine.
| • Child and Adult Care Food Program The Child and Adult Care Food Program provides federal funds to nonresidential child care facilities to serve nutritious meals and snacks that improve and maintain the health and nutritional status of children in care while promoting the development of good eating habits.
| • Project FRESH - Farm Market Produce Project FRESH, or the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP), is associated with the WIC program. Project FRESH is an initiative to provide fresh, nutritious, unprepared foods (such as fruits and vegetables) from farmers’ markets to women, infants and children who are nutritionally at risk.
| • Commodities for Schools and Institutions The Food Distribution Program is one of USDA's nutrition assistance programs. Schools and institutions participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP) and eligible institutions participating in the Nutrition Program for the Elderly (NPE) may receive USDA-donated commodity meats, vegetables, fruits, grains, and dairy products.
| • Food Banks The Food Bank Council of Michigan is a statewide charitable organization gathering food and funds to help stock the shelves of its member food banks.
| • Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) Program | • Meals On Wheels Meals on Wheels is a private, non-profit, volunteer-based service that delivers nutritious meals to homebound persons.
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