Starting Saturday, November 1, over 1 million Massachusetts residents—including 337,000 children—will lose access to food assistance because of the federal shutdown and the Trump Administration’s refusal to release SNAP contingency funds.
This would be the first time in our nation’s history that this critical nutrition program goes unfunded. SNAP is not a line item. It is a lifeline for more than a million people right here in Massachusetts.
We are bracing for an unprecedented increase in the need for food assistance. We’re already experiencing a sharp rise in calls and chats to our FoodSource Hotline, along with a surge of requests from families and community partners for guidance.
Project Bread is mobilizing organization-wide to absorb this increased demand while keeping information accurate and families connected to food quickly and reliably.
In response to these new and urgent threats, Project Bread has launched the Resilience Fund.
Project Bread’s Resilience Fund is a dedicated, strategic initiative created in response to unprecedented attacks to federal nutrition programs. It is a vehicle to not only respond to the present crisis, but to build long-term solutions in real time, giving us the flexibility and capacity to support our communities as the full impact of this crisis unfolds. This fund enables us to meet the moment—not only to respond to this crisis, but to build durable solutions in real time.
