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

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

The governor said a third of the residents expected to lose SNAP benefits Nov. 1 are children, and a quarter are seniors.

With the uncertainty of SNAP benefits on the horizon, here are food pantries offering help in Greater New Bedford and Fall River.

More than two dozen Democratic state leaders are suing the Department of Agriculture after the Trump administration said it would not use contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits during the shutdown.

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,

"Feed people, Mr. President. Feed Americans. It’s your job," the Democratic governor said Monday, as she lambasted President Donald Trump for planning to spend up to $300 million on a gilded new ballroom for the White House. Without action, more than 40 million Americans are set to lose SNAP benefits by Nov. 1.

"The federal government provides about $240 million a month in SNAP benefits to Massachusetts residents," Healey said. "There's no way that the state can make up for that."