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…

Hello all, I hope everybody had a restful long weekend!    Our next (and last of the year) Health Care Working Group meeting will be next Wednesday, December 7, 3-4:30pm.    We thought it would be helpful for everybody to hear about each other's…

We hope you have a very good holiday week with family and friends. Our next Coalition meeting will be December 6 from 10-11:30. Here is the Zoom link for the 12/6 meeting (note it is a different link from our normal 4th Tuesday meetings!). There is NO Coalition meeting in…

The Massachusetts Law Reform Institute now has more resources available to devote to addressing health access issues for returning citizens and other criminal-justice involved individuals. We are hiring for someone to lead this project and hope you can help spread the word to your…

First HUGE THANKS to all the MA orgs who signed onto the letter to Congress urging extension of the CTC and EITC.  We have over 75 MA orgs and still counting. Once FRAC posts the final letter, we will ship on the link. MA Rocks! .   Biden Admin to extend the Public Health Emergency…

Federal officials promised the states at least 60 days advance notice of the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. There was no such notice that the most recent 90-day extension of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency  through Jan 11, 2023 will be the last.  During the…

Below are two skimming updates. We are also hoping more MA orgs to sign onto the national sign on letter to Congress on Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax credit.    Add Your Org to National Sign on Letter to Congress on CTC/EITC - by Nov 10th! Hundreds of state, local and…