Already overwhelmed food pantries, banks and churches across Massachusetts are scrambling, pleading for donations as more than 1 million people's SNAP benefits are set to expire this weekend.

More than two dozen Democratic state leaders are suing the Department of Agriculture after the Trump administration said it would not use contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits during the shutdown.

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.

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

With benefits expected to run out Saturday because of the government shutdown, Democratic leaders of 25 states allege that the USDA is required to keep providing funds.

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.

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