SNAP Crisis Exposes Deadly Nonprofit Assumptions | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

SNAP Crisis Exposes Deadly Nonprofit Assumptions | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels On November 1, 42 million Americans faced heightened food insecurity when the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) halted benefits for the first time in its history due to a manufactured political crisis. In Massachusetts alone, 1.1 million residents, including 335,000 children, lost $240 million in monthly food assistance. Nonprofits quickly mobilized—extending hours, opening emergency pantries, a…