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Boston SNAP Coalition meeting tomorrow, December 1st from 10 to Noon; Recent Press articles on food insecurity and SNAP in Massachusetts

Submitted by FoodSNAP
11/30/2015 - 4:29pm

Greetings and happy holidays.

SNAP Coalition Meeting tomorrow, December 1st.

This is a brief reminder that tomorrow, Tuesday, is our final 2015 SNAP Coalition meeting in Boston until 2016. There will be no SNAP meeting the week of December 21st.  The Coalition meeting will be 10 -noon at St Francis House, 6th Floor.  The agenda will include:

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SNAP 3-Month Time Limit starts in January 2016 for "Able Bodied without Dependents" - Importrant Information for Clients and Community Organizations

Submitted by FoodSNAP
11/24/2015 - 1:53pm

The NEXT Boston SNAP Coalition Meeting is Tuesday, December 1st, from 10 to Noon at St Francis House.

The AGENDA will include an update on the state's ABAWD implementation, discussion of the next Elder Working Group meeting priorities, and an update on other state and federal SNAP and federal nutrition policies.  This email is to give you some preliminary materials for clients who may be subject to the SNAP 3 Month time limit under the reinstated federal "ABAWD" SNAP rules. 

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Massachusetts SNAP Caseload and SNAP Zip Code Data and Interactive Map - comparing Jan 2014 with October 2015

Submitted by FoodSNAP
11/09/2015 - 5:36pm

Many of you have asked for SNAP data by city/town or Zip code on the impact of the SNAP caseload reduction in Massachusetts.  While the SNAP caseload has indeed started to turn the corner and increase since May 2015, the MA caseload has still suffered a serious decline.  We are providing you with a couple ways to look at the data:

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The Return of the 3 Month SNAP Time Limit Impacting Single Adults: Free Webinar on Wed, Nov 4th and DTA Meeting with Community Organizations, Fri, Nov 6th

Submitted by FoodSNAP
11/02/2015 - 3:40pm

As SNAP Coalition Members know, starting in January of 2016, thousands of Massachusetts SNAP recipients may be harmed by the reinstatement of the federal SNAP 3 month time limit.  We want to invite you to the following events to learn more about it and what you can do.

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Open enrollment Nov. 1, 2015-Jan. 31, 2016

Submitted by Health-Law-Announcements
11/02/2015 - 10:30am

Today is the first day of open enrollment for people who are already enrolled through the Connector and want to change plans in 2016 and for people who want to obtain new coverage through the Connector for 2016.  Open enrollment is for people who don't already have coverage through MassHealth, Medicare or an employer and want to purchase a nongroup plan either through the Connector or directly from a health insurance company.

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