Families who qualify for Michigan’s Bridge Card can now use a $400 clothing allowance for back-to-school shopping at stores that accept it, including the Lansing City Rescue Mission’s new thrift store location.
- The clothing allowance program begins Friday and will help approximately 1.4 million Michiganders who use SNAP programs.
- The allowance will give families $400 per child to use for clothes
- Last year families received $539 per child for the clothing allowance
WATCH: MICHIGAN BRIDGE CARD GRANTS $400 CLOTHING ALLOWANCE AHEAD OF SCHOOL YEAR
Michigan Bridge Card grants $400 clothing allowance ahead of school year
Cheryl Motter, a senior administrator of finance at the Lansing City Rescue Mission, has been rearranging racks at the store since 2013.
“When I was a kid growing up my mom would always take us and back then we would get cute little dresses for school,” Motter said when recalling her back-to-school shopping
As the new school year approaches, the Lansing City Rescue Mission’s expanded thrift store is stocked with items for students. The store’s new location offers more space and serves more shoppers than before…