$400 clothing allowance for Bridge Card holders ahead of school year

$400 clothing allowance for Bridge Card holders ahead of school year

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…