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Thanks all for joining the Coalition meeting this morning - and a deep note of gratitude to Congressman McGovern for joining us! We appreciate all you are doing to ensure low income households have access to core safety net benefits. Below is an update since we met this morning, along with two…

  -- Drown Your Bug and Persist -- Keep Calm and Carry On was created by the British government in preparation of the start of World War II. The motivational slogan did not last long: the poster campaign was cancelled within months. Sixty years later, posters with the phrase were…

Seasonal Salutations! When my children were young and still talkative, we would play a game around the dinner table called “Roses, Buds, and Thorns.”  This conversation game got us to practice gratitude (the Rose), share our day’s challenges (the Thorn), and find one thing that brought us…

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…

Happy Monday! There are 15 days left in 2024.  As we approach the end of the year, many may be ready to turn the page on 2024 and never look back.  Others may like to take a moment to reflect on all that has happened this year: the good, the bad, and all in…

Jan 9 and 16, 2025: Know Your Rights  We're also pasting below information from the Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) Coalition on upcoming Know Your Rights trainings in January along with other resources   Upcoming Virtual Know…

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…

Snowy Greetings!   Massachusetts got its first significant snowfall this winter. (Some areas in Western Mass saw almost 10 inches!) Even if the snow didn’t stick by you, there is something magical about snowfall and how it reduces stress and anxiety.  You can get a similar…