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.

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.

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,

Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell leads a lawsuit against the Trump administration for the illegal suspension of SNAP benefits amidst a federal shutdown.

Gov. Maura Healey on Friday will discuss the potential suspension of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown and how Massachusetts may be affected. More than 1 million Massachusetts residents rely on the food assistance program, which will lose funding from the federal government in November.

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

A million Bay Staters are at risk of losing their SNAP benefits just days from now, as a political firestorm has erupted amid the federal government shutdown, and a message from a state agency