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BEM 100 4 of 18 INTRODUCTION BPB 2026-014 5-1-2026

BRIDGES ELIGIBILITY MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

• Recognized grocery stores. • House-to-house grocery vendors, such as milk and milk product deliverers, but not ice cream vendors. • Nonprofit food purchasing ventures - private nonprofit associations of consumers whose members pool their resources to buy food. Approved meal providers may include: • Communal dining facilities for elderly and disabled individuals. • Restaurants which provide low-cost meals. • Meal delivery services - public or private nonprofit organizations which prepare and deliver meals to elderly persons (60 years of age or over), physically or mentally impaired persons, and their spouses, who are unable to adequately prepare all of their meals. REFUGEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS The refugee assistance programs were established by the U.S. Congress. The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) in HHS has specific responsibility for the administration of Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) and Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA). The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s (LEO) Office of Global Michigan administers the programs and sets payment rates and eligibility criteria. Program Goal The refugee assistance programs provide financial assistance and medical aid to persons admitted into the U.S. as refugees. Eligibility is also available to certain other non-U.S. citizens with specified immigration statuses, identified in the section refugees in BEM 630. The Immigration and Nationality Act, the Code of Federal Regula- tions (CFR), and federal court orders are the legal base for policies and procedures for RCA and RMA and are cited in the applicable manual item.