What's new at MLS

We hope you have a very good holiday week with family and friends. Our next Coalition meeting will be December 6 from 10-11:30. Here is the Zoom link for the 12/6 meeting (note it is a different link from our normal 4th Tuesday meetings!). There is NO Coalition meeting in…

First HUGE THANKS to all the MA orgs who signed onto the letter to Congress urging extension of the CTC and EITC.  We have over 75 MA orgs and still counting. Once FRAC posts the final letter, we will ship on the link. MA Rocks! .   Biden Admin to extend the Public Health Emergency…

Below are two skimming updates. We are also hoping more MA orgs to sign onto the national sign on letter to Congress on Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax credit.    Add Your Org to National Sign on Letter to Congress on CTC/EITC - by Nov 10th! Hundreds of state, local and…

Hello all, and happy November!    A few updates/reminders:    Updated for Open Enrollment: MLRI Income Tables for MassHealth and Health Connector Click here to see MLRI's income tables for MassHealth and the Health Connector. The Health Connector uses the…

  Webinar: Public Benefits Eligibility for Immigrants - Nov 10th. 9-11AM  This two-hour free webinar, hosted by the City of Boston Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Advancement, will discuss how immigration status affects eligibility for benefits for non-citizen immigrants and…

Happy Friday!  We have NEWS! SNAP Gap VICTORY!   Yesterday, the Baker Administration announced the rollout of the MassHealth Connector/SNAP “checkbox” online application!  YES, families and individuals applying for subsidized healthcare can now use their…

  SNAP Coalition meeting tomorrow, July 26 @10! Looking forward to seeing you at tomorrow’s SNAP Coalition meeting - starting right at 10 AM!  Here’s the Zoom link.  DTA will be participating and the agenda includes the following: Legislative…

Greetings all, hope you are staying cool.  The City of Boston has opened up a number of “cooling centers” for the next few days.  Likely other cities and towns have as well.   Upcoming SNAP Coalition meetings:    First, we have our…

We have good news and not so good news to report. First, the good news! Victories in the FY23 Budget:   The FY23 Budget Conference Report H.5050 was released last night, the House and Senate convene today to take a final vote of acceptance and ship it to the Governor for…

The Massachusetts House Ways and Means released a large Economic Development and Workforce Resiliency Bill yesterday, H.5007.  This package will be voted on this week, beginning tomorrow. Reps Andy Vargas and Mindy Domb have filed amendment #438 to include the Hunger Free Campus…