Methuen, Massachusetts is bracing for an expected increase in the need for food assistance at the end of the week.

One in six Mass. residents, or about 667,000 households, receive SNAP benefits — including children, the elderly, and residents with disabilities.

The Trump Administration is ending SNAP benefits for the 1.1 million Bay Staters who rely on them at the end of the week. Attorney generals across the country say that's illegal.

Gov. Healey says there's "no way" Massachusetts would be able to make up for lost SNAP funding from the federal government.

More than 1 million people across Massachusetts rely on SNAP assistance, a program formerly known as food stamps. Our map shows which communities have the highest percentage of SNAP clients.

Massachusetts leaders are pushing back against the suspension of SNAP benefits, aid that helps hundreds of thousands and low-income families put food on the table.

TVAs the federal government shutdown drags on, millions of Americans who receive SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits are caught in the middle. Money for the program is expected to lapse in just days,

Across Massachusetts food aid organizations and public officials are preparing for the end of SNAP benefits due to the ongoing government shutdown — readying for over 1.1 million recipients