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SNAP, Home Energy, & Health Insurance Resources
Posted on 11/07/2025
SNAP, HOME ENERGY, & HEALTH INSURANCE RESOURCES

SNAP, Home Energy, and Health Insurance Resources

Food Assistance

Alerts and Updates 

  • To learn more and stay up to date on SNAP benefit alerts, click here. 
  • Visit the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for more information regarding the Federal Shutdown and SNAP here. 
  • To stay up to date with the Department of Public Health (DPH) Women, Infants, & Children Nutrition Program (WIC) Alert, click here. 
  • For frequently asked questions about the Massachusetts Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) and to find HIP Vendors, click here. 
  • Mass 211 is a resource available 24/7 that connects callers to information about government benefits and critical health and human services available in their community. To learn more and get connected, click here. 
  • For up-to-date shutdown information on health care, immigration, housing, and more, see MassLegalServices.org/Shutdown. 

 Food Banks and Resources 

  • In response to the SNAP Freeze, the Healey administration has set up Mass.gov/SNAPFreeze 
    • It is a new Resource Hub with information on how families facing hunger can get help and ways for people and businesses to offer help 
    • It is alongside the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’s Food Bank Finder 
  • Project Bread’s FoodSource Hotline: 1-800-645-8333 
    • If you are facing immediate hunger, you can call or text this hotline to receive information regarding food resources in your area or talk with a Project Bread Counselor.  
    • The Hotline includes 180 languages and is available Monday – Friday 8AM to 7PM and Saturday 10AM to 2PM 
  • United Way’s United Response Fund 
    • To support local community-based organizations provide critical services and meet the needs of their communities; deploy emergency financial assistance to individuals and families; and make organizations resilient to funding cuts over the long-term 
  • Feeding America’s Local Food Bank Locator 
  • Foodpantries.org’s list of Massachusetts food pantries 
  • FreeFood.org’s list of Massachusetts food pantries 
  • Homeless Shelter Directory’s list of food banks and soup kitchens 
  • Hockomock Area YMCA https://www.hockymca.org/food-access/ 
  • Foxboro Food Pantry Foxboro Food Pantry

Foxborough Community Center Town of Foxborough Community Resource Guide

Health Insurance

Home Energy

  • The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities extended the statewide moratorium on utility shut-offs for low-income residents’ gas and electric services, which began October 27, 2025 and goes until April 1, 2026. To receive this protection, you must provide verification of financial hardship to your utility company. Visit the Massachusetts Councils on Aging for more information. 
    • If your gas or electricity services are turned off, please reach out to our office for assistance. 
  • Beginning November 1, Local Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) agencies will have limited funding for heating emergencies only during the shutdown, as utility bill assistance will be frozen. You can still apply for the season to receive assistance once government funding resumes.  
  • Salvation Army Utility & Rent Assistance: https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/utility-rent-assistance/  
  • National Energy & Utility Affordability Coalition (NEUAC) Massachusetts Energy Resources