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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…

Yesterday afternoon, Governor Maura Healey released a FY23 “Supplemental Budget” to address a number of fiscal crises in the Commonwealth including the growing need for emergency shelter for new arrivals and funding to continue universal school meals for the rest of the 22/23 school…

Greetings SNAP Coalition members and thanks to the 140+ folks who attended Tuesday’s meeting.  We have a LOT going on the next few weeks! And if you are in Boston today, the Feed Kids Campaign has State House event at 11 AM and the Lift Our Kids Campaign has a State House event at 2 PM!…

MassHealth Advocacy Alert   We need your help at an upcoming Jan 30, 2023 public hearing about MassHealth policies for collecting “overpayments” from MassHealth beneficiaries. Currently, MassHealth collects Premium Assistance overpayments from beneficiaries in a…

Looking forward to seeing many of you tomorrow for our regular 4th Tuesday SNAP Coalition meeting!  Below is the Zoom link.   SNAP Coalition AGENDA: Federal SNAP updates - status of newly filed SNAP legislation and other updates from our colleagues at FRAC  2023…

MassHealth Prepares for End of Continuous Coverage: Launches First Phase of Redetermination Campaign   MassHealth will be renewing coverage for all of its members starting on April 1 and continuing over the next 12 months. Decisions on ongoing eligibility will be made based on these…

1.      How the declaration of a continuing COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) does and doesn’t affect MassHealth On Jan. 11, 2023 the Secretary of HHS extended the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency by another 90 days until…