Boston Grocery Store Owner Worried About SNAP Crisis, "It Will Shut You Down"

CBS Boston

Updated on: November 4, 2025 / 7:48 AM EST

The federal government says it will comply with a judge's order to partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). It will likely take days, maybe weeks for the money to get out to people, and SNAP recipients aren't the only ones impacted.

For Jacqueline Teixeira, owner of Davey's Super-Market in Roxbury, her customers are more like family than shoppers.

"We're like a staple in the community," Teixeira said. "We're not only like a grocery store; we're like a community center."

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