With more than a million people in Massachusetts at risk of losing their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on Saturday, Boston is looking for ways to head off the crisis.
The SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps, will not be issued in full on November 1 as scheduled because of the government shutdown, which began on October 1.
Mayor Michelle Wu announced a new partnership between the Boston Foundation and the city at a news conference earlier that morning. They’re launching a fund for emergency support to help residents pay for groceries…