1.1M in Massachusetts rely on SNAP: Map shows which towns will be hardest hit by shutdown
How can you help feed your neighbors without spending *** ton of money? As the government shutdown drags on, people relying on SNAP might need to find food for their families elsewhere if the funding runs out. So what can you do to help bridge the gap, even if you’re short on cash or time? Here are some options. If you do make *** donation, see if your employer can match it or consider giving an organization stock. Some places like the Greater Boston Food Bank accept in-kind donations for things like silent auctions. Got more. Time and money, plenty of food banks and pantries need volunteers to sort, stock, and deliver food. Sign up on your own with *** group of friends or see if you can get the whole office involved. Get together with your book club, church, or knitting community to host your own food drive or cook for local groups that serve meals to folks in need. In the warmer months, volunteer your time at *** community garden that supports neighbors with free fresh food. And if you’re *** retailer, wholesaler, or farmer, consider part. with organizations that divert perishable food that might otherwise go to waste. You could even volunteer for those organizations to make deliveries, check your neighborhoods for little free food pantries or community fridges, and search for cafes and restaurants that offer pay it forward programs that provide *** free meal to someone else. You could even go for *** run and sign up for *** 5K benefiting *** local food pantry near you. To find resources like these in Massachusetts, check out the link at WCBB.com.
1.1M in Massachusetts rely on SNAP: Map shows which towns will be hardest hit by shutdown
More than 1 million Massachusetts residents will lose federal food support on Saturday when SNAP benefits expire because of the government shutdown. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as Food Stamps, helps about 1 in 8 Americans buy groceries.In Massachusetts, 32% of SNAP beneficiaries are children, 31% are people with disabilities and 26% are older adults.Democratic lawmakers and various advocacy groups have been calling on the administration to use roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep food aid flowing into November, but the idea was rejected by the Department of Agriculture and the Trump administration. Massachusetts and dozens of other states are suing the Trump administration over the suspension of the program. 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
More than 1 million Massachusetts residents will lose federal food support on Saturday when SNAP benefits expire because of the government shutdown.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as Food Stamps, helps about 1 in 8 Americans buy groceries.
In Massachusetts, 32% of SNAP beneficiaries are children, 31% are people with disabilities and 26% are older adults.
Democratic lawmakers and various advocacy groups have been calling on the administration to use roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep food aid flowing into November, but the idea was rejected by the Department of Agriculture and the Trump administration.
Massachusetts and dozens of other states are suing the Trump administration over the suspension of the program.
