Food Assistance

WIC (Women Infant Children) – Health & nutrition program for pregnant & breastfeeding women and children up to age 5. 

• Enrollment based upon income and nutritional needs.
• Different food packages are provided for different categories of participants.  WIC foods include infant cereal, iron-fortified adult cereal, vitamin C-rich fruit or vegetable juice, eggs, milk, cheese, peanut butter, dried and canned beans/peas, and canned fish, etc.
  

Bountiful Harvest – Serves all of Livingston County. 

Food Programs, Livingston County – List and information of numerous food programs in Livingston County. 

Fish & Loaves, 2021 Schedule – Community dinner on Sunday evenings. 

Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency (OLHSA)

• Assistance with basic needs including food and housing

Love INC   – Assistance with basic needs such as food, shelter, clothing and transportation

Food Assistance Program (FAP) – Temporary food assistance for eligible low-income families and individuals

• Need to fill out an application for Food Assistance by:
  • Requesting a paper application to be mailed to you
  • Completing a paper application at the DHHS office
  • Completing an online application on the DHHS kiosk at their office
  • Apply online through your MIBridges Account. 
    • If you do not have a MIBridges account, go to www.michigan.gov/mibridges to create an account and apply for Food Assistance.
  • Lobby Navigators (Eligibility Specialists) are available in the office (2300 E. Grand River, Howell) if you need assistance during this process. If you would like to complete the interview while at the office, they can do that as well. 
    
• Expedited process – If the applicant is considered Expedited, then MDHHS will need to process your application and have benefits issued within 7 days.  MDHHS would have to complete either an in-person interview or telephone interview and will also need verification of your identity.  
  • Any required verifications will be postponed and you will receive a Verification Checklist for the ongoing Food Assistance Benefits.  If you have not had an EBT Bridge Card previously, then one will be mailed out to you which takes 7-10 days. 
  • If your need is immediate, once you are approved for Expedited Food Assistance, you can request an over-the-counter EBT card to be issued to you, but you will first need to bring a photo-ID to the DHHS office.  (2300 E. Grand River, Howell)

• Non-Expedited – If you are not considered Expedited, MDHHS has 30 days to process your application.  An interview will need to be completed and all required verifications will need to be submitted to MDHHS before a determination can be made.  Typical verifications include last 30 days of income/pay stubs, utility bills, rent/mortgage expense, daycare expenses and/or medical expenses.  Once the verification checklist is issued, you will have 10 days to return the required verifications.  DHHS can assist you with getting any needed verifications.