By Diego García Moreno and Summer E. Rose. Originally published in The Harvard Crimson on October 31, 2025
Emily Broad Leib was quoted in this article.
More than 6,500 Cambridge residents could lose assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Nov. 1 as the federal government refuses to fund the program amid an ongoing shutdown.
Congress failed to agree on a federal budget before an Oct. 1 deadline, halting all funding for government services until a budget can be passed. And as the shutdown stretches into November, the SNAP program is expected to run out of funds entirely.
President Donald Trump refused to draw from other funds to continue the program. While some states have stepped in to partially fund SNAP benefits, Massachusetts Governor Maura T. Healey ’92 said the state would not be able to make up the difference.
Healey announced in a Thursday press conference that state funding for regional food banks would double during November. The state was quick to put pressure on the Trump administration, demanding funding from federal reserves to continue providing SNAP benefits.
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