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FoodSNAP's Blog Archive for December 2019

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

Today's Boston Globe Editorial on SNAP cuts; Chart on the SNAP proposals; Lift the Kids pro/con - Please VOTE!

Submitted by FoodSNAP
12/16/2019 - 9:46am

With so much going on at the federal level in SNAPland, it is hard to keep up. As our colleague Ellen Vollinger of FRAC often says: It’s more than a sprint, it’s a Marathon – but hang in there!

Status of SNAP proposed rules: 

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ABAWD SNAP Time Limit Update; Upcoming Hunger Free Campus Briefing; Boston SNAP Coalition Meetings for 2020

Submitted by FoodSNAP
12/09/2019 - 4:56pm

ABAWD 3-month time limit - important update: 

We have received a LOT of calls from low income households and community orgs about the Trump Administration final SNAP rules impacting “able-bodied adults without dependents” or ABAWDs, including from low-income persons worried about losing their SNAP benefits. 

First, please assure the low income households you work with:

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Media coverage of SNAP cuts, share SUA comments with MLRI

Submitted by FoodSNAP
12/09/2019 - 10:51am
We wanted to share some media pieces that have come out so far on the Trump Administration's cuts to SNAP for ABAWDs:
 
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MLRI Condemns Trump Administration's New SNAP Rule

Submitted by FoodSNAP
12/06/2019 - 10:16am
Below is MLRI's statement on the final ABAWD rule. 
 
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SNAP Alert: Info on final ABAWD rule posted today by USDA

Submitted by FoodSNAP
12/04/2019 - 5:06pm
Final ABAWD rule posted by USDA - Trump Administration Cutting SNAP for 700,000 - What to Know Today
 
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Conference call option 12/5 Central MA Coalition, not rescheduling Boston + 2020 Boston Coalition dates

Submitted by FoodSNAP
12/03/2019 - 1:01pm
Sign up for Central MA SNAP Coalition Conference Call - Thurs 12/5 at 10 AM
 
We will not be rescheduling today's canceled Boston SNAP Coalition meeting due to the December holidays. Instead, we have worked with Central West Justice Center (thank you to Gina Plata-Nino!) who chairs the Central MA Coalition to offer a conference call option on Thursday (for those not already attending in person). 
 
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Boston SNAP Coalition Meeting AGENDA for Tues 12/3; College Student Hunger; 12/12 TAFDC 101 Training

Submitted by FoodSNAP
12/02/2019 - 9:06am
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