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SNAP Coalition on Tuesday, Dec. 3 from 10-11:30 Our next Coalition meeting will be on Tuesday (we combined November and December meetings). Zoom link HERE.  Agenda will include: Federal landscape/updates  DTA updates - access issues, lock/unlock EBT card option,…

We know many of you are anxious about what you are reading in the news since early November.  We want to pass on some important information, as well as share some good news on a few fronts.    Our next SNAP Coalition meeting is on Tuesday, December 3 from…

Apologies for the delayed email. DTA Connect is now fixed. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: McCray, Kiyana R (DTA) Date: Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 11:23 AM Subject: DTA Connect Issue Resolved To: Craven, Sara (DTA) Good morning, I'm sending this message on behalf of the…

Good Evening! With the upcoming holiday and shortened work week, Health Announce is taking next week off.  Across our beautifully diverse communities, some people celebrate Thanksgiving, and others don’t.  Whichever group you find yourself in, everyone…

Greetings SNAP Coalition Members See email below from DTA letting the Advisory Boards know that there are problems with DTAConnect today. We do not know how long this will take to get fixed. Meanwhile, clients can mail or fax documents to DTA, see link.…

Good Afternoon! Yesterday was Veterans Day. First dedicated to honor the Veterans of World War I, Veterans Day was initially observed as Armistice Day and marked the moment in 1918 when hostilities between the Allied Nations and Germany stopped – on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the…

Dear all,    While some of the national dynamics are not yet settled, we know many Coalition members are deeply concerned about the impact last night’s election could have on SNAP and anti-poverty, anti-hunger programs. Please join this Friday, 11/8, from 10-11 AM  for…

It’s Election Eve! In case you’ve missed it (somehow), tomorrow is Election Day!  For a one-stop-shopping site on all things election related, tailored to your specific district, visit Vote411.org for nonpartisan information. Also, the Massachusetts Secretary of State put…

  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…