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President Trump has frozen SNAP benefits

More than a million people in Massachusetts – mostly children, seniors and people with disabilities – will not get the food assistance they rely on because Donald Trump refuses to act.

The Trump Administration told states that the federal government will not pay SNAP benefits on time for the month of November. On October 31, 2025, a judge ruled that the Trump Administration must issue November SNAP benefits. This does not immediately restore benefits and it is currently unclear when November benefits will begin to be paid and in what amount.

Massachusetts is working closely with community partners to support residents who are impacted by the SNAP benefits freeze.

Looking for ways to support families losing SNAP benefits?

1 in 6 Massachusetts residents are at immediate risk of hunger. Residents and businesses can contribute now through the United Response Fund, or contact local food banks to donate money, food or time.

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For residents impacted by the SNAP benefits freeze

If you are impacted by President Trump’s decision to withhold SNAP benefits, help is available. Project Bread runs a free confidential FoodSource Hotline at 1-800-645-8333 to help you find food. Residents facing immediate hunger can also contact their local food bank, including the 4 regional food banks listed below.  

If you have questions about the SNAP benefits freeze or changes through the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, check the Department of Transitional Assistance's list of Frequently Asked Questions. Your EBT card will still work if it has funds. 

Project Bread's Food Source Hotline  Frequently Asked Questions 

For residents who want to help

Governor Healey and all 13 United Way chapters in Massachusetts announced a statewide effort to support hungry families through the United Response Fund. Individuals and businesses are able to give monetary contributions to the United Response Fund, which will rapidly distribute the funding to organizations and communities in need. 

Individuals and businesses can also give monetary contributions to, organize food drives, and volunteer with local food banks, including the 4 regional food banks in Massachusetts. You can also give monetary contributions to support Project Bread's Food Source Hotline. 

United Response Fund  Greater Boston Food Bank  Worcester County Food Bank  Food Bank of Western Massachusetts  Merrimack Valley Food Bank  Project Bread 

For farms and retailers with extra food

Farms and retailers with unsold food they wish to donate can contact Spoonfuls, the largest food recovery operation of its kind in New England. Spoonfuls picks up food five days per week and deliver it directly, same day, to community organizations like local pantries, meal programs, shelters, senior centers, after school programs, and more that serve neighbors facing food insecurity. Businesses with surplus food and hunger relief organizations in need of food are encouraged to register and list themselves on MassGrown Exchange.

Contact Spoonfuls  MassGrown Exchange 

Boston Area Gleaners organizes volunteers to harvest surplus crops for delivery to food banks, pantries, and community kitchens in Eastern Massachusetts and also provides trucking and transportation services.  

Food for Free picks up extra food from grocery stores and wholesale distributors and redistributes to community food pantries, homeless shelters, and other food access organizations in Greater Boston.  

Food Link rescues and distributes nutritious food from local farmers, distributors, wholesalers and restaurants to recipient agencies that serve people facing food insecurity. 

Hunger is real in every city and town

Residents in all 351 cities and towns are impacted by Donald Trump’s SNAP benefits freeze. 
Use the map below to see the need in your community.  

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Hover over a municipality to see the number of SNAP clients in that city or town. 

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