"Governor Maura Healey on Thursday announced the launch of a new SNAP Resource Hub, as Mass. braces for the loss of federal food assistance beginning Nov. 1. The governor also said the state will double its aid to food banks and pantries next month, advancing an additional $4 million to support residents impacted by the freeze. The help site - Mass.gov/SNAPFreeze - provides resources for people in need of food assistance and ways for residents and businesses to donate or volunteer."
"Healey has said that about one-third of SNAP recipients in Massachusetts are children, 31% have disabilities, and 26% are seniors. Over 5,500 farms and grocery stores also depend on SNAP revenue. To help address the immediate need, Healey said the state will advance $4 million from the Massachusetts Emergency Food Assistance program - on top of its usual $4 million monthly distribution - bringing the total November funding to $8 million."
Massachusetts launched a SNAP Resource Hub at Mass.gov/SNAPFreeze to connect residents with food assistance and coordinate donations and volunteers. The state will advance an extra $4 million for November, doubling its usual $4 million monthly distribution to $8 million to mitigate the federal SNAP freeze. More than one million Massachusetts residents and 42 million people nationwide are expected to lose SNAP benefits as federal funding runs out during the government shutdown. About one-third of SNAP recipients in Massachusetts are children, 31% have disabilities, and 26% are seniors. The administration partnered with United Way to create the United Response Fund, which has distributed over $1.3 million to community organizations and pantries, and businesses with surplus food can register on MassGrown Exchange to support relief.
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