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The latest information on SNAP/ Food Stamp advocacy in Massachusetts.

EBT card access concerns, public charge sign on by Wed!, child care + EBT card to culture info

Submitted by FoodSNAP
10/18/2021 - 11:26am
Good morning - Important updates below. In general, please let us know what the households you work with are experiencing when applying for SNAP or interacting with DTA! Our next Coalition meeting is next Tuesday, 10/26 from 10-11:30. Agenda to come!
 
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Coalition Tues, public charge sign on by 10/20, PEBT to SNAP, + Afghan evacuees update

Submitted by FoodSNAP
10/08/2021 - 1:40pm
 
We have a special Coalition meeting on Tuesday 10/12 from 10-11:30. The agenda will include:
 
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Powerful testimony at Hunger Free Campus Hearing Yesterday; and DHE letter to 84K Low-Income MA College Students about SNAP!

Submitted by FoodSNAP
10/08/2021 - 11:21am

Addressing college campus hunger is on the move!  We have a couple of important updates for you from the State House and from the MA Dept of Higher Education.

State House Hearing on Hunger Free Campus Legislation:

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State House Hearings TOMORROW on 2 Bills: College Hunger & Medically-Tailored Meals

Submitted by FoodSNAP
10/06/2021 - 5:06pm
Thanks to our friends at Project Bread, here's an action alert on two important anti-hunger bills being heard in two Committees tomorrow:
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At a Glance SNAP charts, DTA data, Public Charge, other updates

Submitted by FoodSNAP
10/06/2021 - 4:41pm
A few updates below. Our next Coalition meeting will be next Tuesday, October 12 from 10-11:30 - Zoom link below. As a "second Tuesday" meeting, we will have two guests to share information and answer questions:
 
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Coalition Agenda 9/28; MA Senate Victory on School Meal Debt Legislation: Last Call for Organizational signers on Letter to Congress - COB today!

Submitted by FoodSNAP
09/27/2021 - 12:31pm
 
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Changes in SNAP Benefit Amounts effective October 1st - Resources for your constituents

Submitted by FoodSNAP
09/23/2021 - 11:06am

Starting October 1, SNAP households will see an increase in their monthly benefits due to USDA’s revision of the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP), and at the same time, the 15% SNAP boost will expire. USDA has also updated some of the income deductions in the SNAP math through a "cost of living adjustment" (COLA), also effective Oct 1st.  

 

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Org Sign-on Letter to Congress on Child Nutrition Investments; State House Hearing 9/29 on Priority Bills; Local DTA Access Issues and MORE!

Submitted by FoodSNAP
09/22/2021 - 3:41pm

 

Looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday, September 28th from 10-11:30 for the regular SNAP Coalition meeting. We will have a robust agenda, including updates from DTA on the increased SNAP benefits (beginning October 1!) and other updates. 

FRAC Sign on letter Child Nutrition (deadline 9/27) & Project Bread Action Alert to MOCs

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Helping families losing Unemployment; Org Sign on letter to Congress re Students; Child Tax Credit, SNAP & Older Adults

Submitted by FoodSNAP
09/16/2021 - 1:36pm

Thanks to all of you able to attend the special SNAP Coalition meeting on Tuesday the 14th to welcome USDA’s FNS Deputy Regional Director Lizbeth Silbermann and her team.  

The next SNAP Coalition meeting is Tuesday, September 28th from 10-11:30  AM.  Among other agenda items, DTA will share robust updates including on the October 1 increase to SNAP (and materials on that increase to come from MLRI!) 

We are writing with some follow up items from Tuesday's meeting:

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Organizational sign on letter to Congress to support expanded access to SNAP for college students - Deadline Sunday eve, Sept 19th

Submitted by FoodSNAP
09/13/2021 - 10:41am
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