Some are calling on Gov. Maura Healey and state lawmakers to tap into the state's $8 billion rainy-day fund to make up the difference due to partial funding of SNAP in November. Raise Up Massachusetts, a labor-funded advocacy group that organized to pass the state's millionaires tax in 2022, wants Healey to take that step.

An estimated 33,000 people use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the Brazos Valley, and there are still more people who qualify for the program.

On Monday, the Trump administration said they will send partial payments for November to the 42 million Americans currently receiving SNAP benefits.

The city of Salem is partnering with the Salem YMCA on the program through the Salem Children's Alliance and Food Policy Council.

The government shutdown has caused payments to not be sent out for the month of November, causing millions of Americans to not have the food benefits they rely on.

Food City announced the launch of the Food City Community Support Gift Card program, aimed at assisting SNAP recipients and federal government employees affecte

As the government shutdown moves into its second month, concerns are rising about the loss of food benefits that millions of Americans depend on.

Days after thousands of Tennessee families lost monthly federal food benefits, Gov. Bill Lee announced he would direct $5 million in state funding to food banks. Lee said Tuesday that funding will come from savings accrued in TennCare,