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SNAP Coalition August 1st: Our next Coalition meeting (our last meeting before Labor Day) is Tuesday, August 1st from 10 to 11:30 AM. We’ll swing back into 4th Tuesday meetings in September. Here is the Zoom link.  The AGENDA will include: Federal updates -  Farm…

We join with our colleagues at the Food Bank of Western MA in sharing our sadness over the devastating impact of the recent flooding of 2,000 acres at 75 Western MA farms. This is devastating to our farming communities and the businesses and families that rely on their fruit and vegetable…

We hope you're enjoying your summer so far! A couple updates:    No July Health Care Working Group Meeting With summer schedules such as they are, we're skipping our July Health Care Working Group meeting. Our next Health Care Working Group meeting will be August 23 (Wed)…

Greetings all. We hope you are grabbing lunch outside today to catch some sunshine after the (yet again) downpour yesterday. Ugh. A couple of important items: SNAP Misfortune Benefits due to Flooding: Many of you may be working with SNAP households Western MA or other parts of the state…

MassHealth has created materials comparing One Care and SCO that will be useful to enable people eligible for either One Care or SCO who turn 65 to  decide whether to remain in One Care or enroll in SCO. Not everyone has this choice to make Disabled adults enrolled in MassHealth…

We are forwarding an announcement from MassHealth affecting almost 30,000 people in a way that is good but likely to be confusing for those affected.    MassHealth July 6, 2023 Assister Update about changes affecting almost 30,000 people We are forwarding an announcement from…

We have a number of important SNAP policy updates and four important events. SNAP and cash access for New Arrivals from sister states: At the last Coalition meeting, we discussed the problem of immigrant families who recently moved to MA from sister states (FL, PA, NJ, others) and who were…

Our next SNAP Coalition meeting - and the only meeting in July and August - will be on August 1 from 10-11:30. MLRI lawsuit settlement on out-of-state EBT usage - DTA notice of lawsuit settlement sent to @ 11,000 households  In 2020 MLRI filed a lawsuit…

Hello everybody,    As promised, attached are the slides from our Health Care Working Group meeting today, regarding MassHealth's implementation of continuous coverage for recently incarcerated members, and for members experiencing homelessness.   

This is just a quick reminder that our next Coalition meeting is Tuesday June 27th from 10 to 11:30 AM. HERE is the Zoom link.  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89331685051?pwd=WjJMMUZKVWtTWUdERmp6WjQvRXFIZz09    The Coalition AGENDA includes: Federal update on Farm…