FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 27, 2025
Contact: Meghan Holden, The Connecticut Project Action Fund, meghanholden@ctproject.org, 860-465-7201
NEW HAVEN – Governor Lamont today announced a $3 million emergency fund for Connecticut Foodshare to address the SNAP benefits crisis during the federal government shutdown. If the federal shutdown continues after October 31, SNAP recipients may not receive their food benefits after November 1. Because of federal budget cuts and SNAP eligibility changes created by H.R. 1, 58,000 Connecticut residents are also at risk of losing SNAP benefits after November 1, regardless of whether the shutdown continues.
The following is a reaction from Melvin Medina, vice president of advocacy and external affairs of The Connecticut Project Action Fund:
“We are grateful to the Governor and legislators for recognizing the need for swift action for SNAP recipients, and for acknowledging that today’s stopgap measure will not be enough. Connecticut has the money and power to prevent more people from going hungry, right now. Connecticut residents need the Governor and legislature to call a special session and commit $700 million of surplus funding to SNAP and HUSKY, not only to get us through the current crisis caused by the federal shutdown but to protect families from the federal budget’s cruelty.
How much more are working class people in Connecticut expected to take? Four in ten families in our state struggle to make ends meet every month. 58,000 people are at risk of losing SNAP benefits because of the federal budget, and more than 168,000 are at risk of losing HUSKY. Connecticut has a responsibility to step up for working class people before it’s too late, not just for the current shutdown but for the future.”
For one testimonial about SNAP from a CT resident: https://tcpactionfund.org/blog/how-husky-snap-are-helping-people-like-phoebe
