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We just wanted to flag for Coalition members the upcoming Immigrants and Public Benefits training on Thursday, April 8th, where you will learn a ton of critical information to help immigrant households.    NOTE: To get the discounted training fee when you register, the…

We have a lot of updates for you all! For those who attended the excellent FRAC/Feeding America National Anti-Hunger Conference last week. It was chock full of amazing presentations,  we learned a lot and, and we hope you did, too!  The majority of sessions were recorded and can be viewed…

We have two quick updates.     First, the registration link for the Disaster SNAP webinar hosted by FRAC on Tuesday, Mar 8th from 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST was not working properly. The correct link is: …

We’ve got a LOT to share with you on K-12 school meals, SNAP for college students and some upcoming events on Disaster SNAP and ACP! The next SNAP Coalition meeting is Tuesday, March 22nd (10 to 11:30 AM).   SCHOOL MEALS    Ask Congress to Extend USDA waiver authority…

Replacement SNAP benefits In light of last night's storms, we want to remind the SNAP Coalition about SNAP replacement benefits. If a SNAP household loses food purchased with SNAP due to a power outage (of 4 hours or more) they can request replacement SNAP. About…

Over the past few weeks we have tried to reach as many of you directly - to share very sad news about the passing of our beloved Lauren Arms Ledwith, former DTA SNAP Director and anti-hunger troubadour. We know many of you were able to attend the wake and/or funeral service, and her family was…

Recent news reports have highlighted a growing fear among immigrants seeking necessary services, such as food assistance, health care, and police protection. Some of these fears are based on immigrants concerned their personal information will be shared with immigration…

DTA and the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) have a special "Heat and Eat" Fuel Assistance program, or H-EAT. This program has helped thousands of elderly and disabled households qualify for higher SNAP benefits. We are writing to share some updates with the DTA…

DTA recently updated a number of materials in the DTA Online Guide (policy manual for DTA staff). These updates were sent to DTA staff and case managers on Friday, 3/31, and are important for community partners to know!  For example, it can be helpful to point directly to DTA policy…

MBTA Youth Pass In February the MBTA announced a special discount Youth Pass program for low-income youth who are not enrolled in a traditional high school (These discounts are already offered to high school students.) The Youth Pass program is for individuals under the age of 26 who are in…