Governor Maura Healey will speak at the State House at 10:45 a.m. Thursday to address President Trump’s unprecedented decision to end SNAP benefits and outline ways residents can support their neighbors.

However, SNAP benefits typically roll over month to month, allowing a recipient to spend any unused money on their EBT card up to 274 days after it was issued, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Services (DTA).

People in Methuen are rallying to help their fellow community members with uncertainty surrounding the SNAP program.

Ahead of public food benefits running out for over a million Bay Staters on Saturday, Gov. Maura Healey announced Thursday that the state will advance a scheduled $4 million payment for food

Our maps show which Massachusetts communities will be most impacted by the loss of SNAP benefits and how our state compares to the rest of the country.

Methuen, Massachusetts is bracing for an expected increase in the need for food assistance at the end of the week.

Massachusetts residents who receive SNAP benefits may get about half their usual monthly payment of $324, on average. Food pantries are trying to do more to help. Recipients say they're eating less and trying to stretch food donations.

Across Massachusetts, 1-in-6 residents will lose SNAP benefits starting on Saturday. If you need food, these resources can help.

The partial restoration of federal SNAP benefits will bring relief to thousands of Massachusetts families — but food banks say that help can’t come soon enough. And it’s unclear when the federal dollars will start rolling back into Massachusetts.