What's new at MLS

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…

  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…

As we head into the weekend, we wanted to say we know it is a very heavy and hard time around the world and here in New England. We feel this with all of you. We are sending you care and hope you have time together with loved ones in the sunshine this weekend. A particular note of support and…

Please see this message below from our housing unit colleagues, and consider signing onto this letter by 12pm Monday (Oct 30):   On October 16 Governor Healey announced that the state will no longer guarantee access to Emergency Assistance (EA) shelter…

We look forward to seeing you at the Thursday Oct 26 health care working group meeting at 3 pm tomorrow. This is the zoom link Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89190732365?pwd=b0FUaFNhTFAzeEJZNzlVYmhGSEJHdz09   Agenda Open Enrollment 2024 & What's New…

SNAP Coalition Agenda: Tomorrow, Tuesday 10/24 from 10-11:30 AM As always, we have a jam-packed agenda for tomorrow. Brittany Mangini from DTA will be joining us. Zoom link here.  Federal updates - reminder about FNS guidance on SNAP for November/December in case of a shutdown in…

We have our next SNAP Coalition meeting on Tuesday, October 24th from 10 to 11:30 AM. Here’s the ZOOM link and an agenda will follow closer to the 24th.  In the meanwhile, we’ve got some important updates.  DTA now issuing replacement payments with federal dollars when SNAP…