Emergency Response

SNAP Funding

With the ongoing federal government shutdown, the current state of SNAP benefits is uncertain. Over 1 million people in Massachusetts are without their November benefits and can only expect to receive a portion of their allotment. Many are turning to local pantries and meal programs.

People can’t wait to eat. So Spoonfuls is helping to deliver critical food resources to help keep shelves stocked and refrigerators full at emergency food programs across Massachusetts.

Several people unload boxes of food from a "Spoonfuls" truck on a residential street, participating in a food delivery service.

Support Spoonfuls

Spoonfuls’ food recovery work becomes ever more urgent when emergency food programs are stretched to capacity, as they are right now. Every $1 donated enables our team to recover and distribute one pound of fresh food.

Where we distribute food

Spoonfuls is New England’s largest food recovery organization both in terms of pounds recovered and programs reached through our deliveries. We supply fresh food to a robust network of 200+ community food programs across Massachusetts – pantries, meal programs, shelters, after-school centers, veterans centers, and more.

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What else can you do right now?

If you’re a food retailer or brand, donate food through Spoonfuls. With our professional staff, refrigerated trucks, and food transportation expertise, we’re able to move food quickly from where it is to where it’s needed now.
Give directly to your local emergency food programs, including Spoonfuls’ community partners. While pantries and food banks often welcome food donations, funds enable them to purchase the food they need to meet people’s dietary and cultural needs and preferences.
Reach out to your members of Congress. Urge them to pressure the Administration to take immediate action to fully restore SNAP.
Reach out to the Governor. If the federal government fails to take swift action to fully restore SNAP funds, Massachusetts has an opportunity to use state resources to support – for example, making use of its “Rainy Day Fund,” estimated at $8 billion, to fill the November SNAP gap.
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