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Tnx to our colleagues in Central MA, just a quick reminder that DTA will replace SNAP benefits for households that lost food (destroyed our unsafe to eat). See Casey Burns email below.  More information on DTA's website HERE including how to request…

Greetings Coalition members. We hope you are gearing up for a rest-filled holiday and New Year. Our next Coalition meeting will be Tuesday, January 23 from 10-11:30. (No meeting on 12/26). State-funded SNAP for Immigrants:  As many of you know, the MA Legislature appropriated…

Happy Friday to all. We are following up to our eblast yesterday with information about next steps and an event at the State House on Wednesday, December 13. What to know:   Gather and share thanks at the State House on Wednesday, 12/13 @ 10 Please join…

As many of you heard at Tuesday's SNAP Coalition meeting, we have GOOD NEWS from the Feeding our Neighbors Coalition. On Monday, December 4th, the Massachusetts Legislature passed and the Governor signed a "Supplemental Budget" that includes $6M in funding for special state-funded SNAP benefits…

Our last Health Care Working Group meeting of 2023 will be next Wednesday, December 6 at 3pm. There are many MassHealth updates to discuss, but please also let us know if there's anything in particular that you'd like to discuss.    Zoom information for HCWG…

Greetings Coalition members.  We hope you had a relaxing Thanksgiving break. A couple of announcements, trainings and updates.  SNAP Coalition meeting - Tuesday, 12/5/23 Our next Coalition meeting is on Tuesday, December 5th from 10-11:30 AM (we combine November and…

Hello all,    We hope you had a nice break.    We're writing to remind you that the deadline to sign onto the two letters below is by the end of the day TODAY.    Health Care For All Sign-on Letter regarding all 8 amendment requests: With…

Some folks have inquired about a SNAP Coalition meeting this week. While it is true that we normally host SNAP Coalition meetings on the 4th Tuesday of each month - we typically combine the November and December meetings to avoid the holidays and vacation breaks. Just a reminder, the next SNAP…

We have two important Basic Benefits Trainings coming up, SSI on November 8th and TAFDC on December 4th.  Due to the upcoming holidays, the November/December combined SNAP Coalition meeting is Tuesday, December 5th, 10 - 11:30 AM.  We resume the 4th Tuesday of each month meeting…

  We are forwarding the notice from CMS of a comment period on the 1115 amendment requests that MassHealth submitted on Oct 16, 2023. Comments to CMS are due Nov 29, 2023.  In September, MassHealth accepted comments on its proposed requests for 1115 amendments and its October request…