SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – Massachusetts isn’t just grappling with the possible lapse in SNAP during the government shutdown. Home heating assistance is also under threat with federal funding set to be suspended for thousands of Bay State families starting Saturday.
Governor Maura Healey announced Friday that the state will use $13 million in federal funding left over from last year’s Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) to support households during the shutdown…