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We hope you all are having a positive start to 2025. Our next SNAP Coalition meeting will be on Tuesday, January 28 from 10-11:30. Zoom link here. We will have a lot to discuss, and look forward to seeing you then. In the meantime, see some timely updates. How to reduce risk of SNAP theft…

We are reaching out with an upsetting and frustrating update before the holidays. We will follow up with more information after January 1, but wanted to update the Coalition in the meantime.    Low-income families struggling to put food on the table are a major casualty of…

Currently, Congress is deliberating a legislative package to keep the government open beyond December 20th. Bipartisan bill language released this week included federal disaster relief, resources for farmers and - importantly to SNAP - continuation of federal dollars to replace…

Apologies for this late night email. This info came in two hours ago. The next MIRA Coalition Know Your Rights training is tomorrow 12/11 at Noon and then two more in January.  See info to register below.  Pat   Hello,   You are receiving this email because you…

Monday, Dec. 16 from 1-2 PM: Meeting to discuss DTA interview issues  At the last SNAP Coalition meeting a number of partners raised issues about clients struggling to have their SNAP application interview. We did not have enough time to discuss this robustly - so please join on Monday for a…

This is a gentle reminder to sign onto the letter to the MA Congressional Delegation by Monday. December 9th (5 PM EST.).    As of yesterday afternoon, 167 MA organizations had signed on. Let's get to 200!  Click link below.    Sign-on Letter for…

Thank you to all who were able to attend today’s Coalition meeting and special thanks to Caitlin Hodgkins from Congressman Jim McGovern’s office for giving us the lay of the land and strategies for defending and protecting federal nutrition programs in the months ahead.    We have a…

SNAP Coalition on Tuesday, Dec. 3 from 10-11:30 Our next Coalition meeting will be on Tuesday (we combined November and December meetings). Zoom link HERE.  Agenda will include: Federal landscape/updates  DTA updates - access issues, lock/unlock EBT card option,…

We know many of you are anxious about what you are reading in the news since early November.  We want to pass on some important information, as well as share some good news on a few fronts.    Our next SNAP Coalition meeting is on Tuesday, December 3 from…

Apologies for the delayed email. DTA Connect is now fixed. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: McCray, Kiyana R (DTA) Date: Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 11:23 AM Subject: DTA Connect Issue Resolved To: Craven, Sara (DTA) Good morning, I'm sending this message on behalf of the…