Detroit seeks food pantry volunteers amid SNAP upheaval

State of play: The Trump administration said Monday it plans to partially fund SNAP benefits, after two federal judges ruled on Friday that the funds must be released.

• Metro Detroit food pantries were slammed over the weekend with people in fear of missing their usual SNAP payments, the Free Press reported.

The latest: Mayor Mike Duggan announced the volunteer recruitment campaign for food distribution sites on Monday.

• Even if the federal government begins restoring SNAP benefits, it will take a few days for beneficiaries to receive them, he said.

How it works: Volunteers can sign up for four-hour shifts at detroitmi.gov.

• The city will announce the locations and hours for about 100 food pantries at 5pm Tuesday.
• Volunteers' assignments will begin Wednesday.

What they're saying: "So far the folks in Washington haven't solved the SNAP issue, so the city of Detroit is going to put a process in place to make sure Detroiters have access to food and that our food pantries have enough people on hand to meet an increase in volume," Duggan said in a statement.