What's new at MLS

First, we are very relieved that over the weekend Congress approved a stopgap funding bill to keep the federal government open until mid-November - avoiding a shutdown. We are grateful to our Massachusetts delegation for all of their leadership in Congress. And, we appreciate all of the work DTA,…

We'd love your org to join MLRI in signing on to a letter to Congress to fully fund the WIC program.  Nationwide the funding shortfall could harm over 600K eligible participants. The funding shortfall will have a serious negative impact on hundreds of women, infants and children in…

Greetings SNAP Coalition members.  We hope you had a restful Labor Day break. We have a few important items below, and a reminder that the next statewide SNAP Coalition meeting will be on Tuesday, September 26, from 10-11:30 AM. DTA Commissioner Jeff McCue (who returned to lead DTA) will…

Dear Feeding Our Neighbors and SNAP Coalition Members: As many of you know, tomorrow, Tuesday, September 12th, the Joint Committee on Children and Families is holding a public hearing on roughly 35 bills, including S.76/H.135 An Act establishing basic needs assistance for Massachusetts…

A few updates to start September after Labor Day weekend. Our next Coalition meeting will be Tuesday, Sept. 26 from 10-11:30. Zoom link here.  In the meantime - if you are following the news, there are concerns circulating about the potential of a government…

We hope you are having a good August. And thanks for bearing with us - This is a long eblast because we have a lot of late August updates! As always, please let us know if you have any questions or issues, and what you and your clients are experiencing.   What to do if difficult to get…

We hope you are getting some time off this summer to rest up for the fall where both Congress and the MA Legislature will return to their deliberations.There is NO SNAP Coalition meeting on the 4th Tuesday in August. The next Coalition meeting is Tuesday, September 26th from…

SNAP Coalition August 1st: Our next Coalition meeting (our last meeting before Labor Day) is Tuesday, August 1st from 10 to 11:30 AM. We’ll swing back into 4th Tuesday meetings in September. Here is the Zoom link.  The AGENDA will include: Federal updates -  Farm…

We join with our colleagues at the Food Bank of Western MA in sharing our sadness over the devastating impact of the recent flooding of 2,000 acres at 75 Western MA farms. This is devastating to our farming communities and the businesses and families that rely on their fruit and vegetable…

Greetings all. We hope you are grabbing lunch outside today to catch some sunshine after the (yet again) downpour yesterday. Ugh. A couple of important items: SNAP Misfortune Benefits due to Flooding: Many of you may be working with SNAP households Western MA or other parts of the state…