What's new at MLS

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…

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…

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…

A few announcements below. Unless there is breaking news, we likely won't send another eblast until the New Year. The last year has been one of many challenges - but we have also seen time and time again that this Coalition is a powerful force in making change!! We look forward to our…

We hope you are gearing up for some relaxing and safe time with family and friends. We have a couple of items to share with you before the holiday break the next two weeks. If you are working with Haitian immigrant families, see important information below. Our next SNAP Coalition meeting…

This eblast has a number of announcements and information for Coalition tomorrow - please note the changed Zoom link for Coalition and use this link tomorrow. Note this is the LAST Coalition meeting for 2021. There is NO Coalition the week of December 20th.  The Coalition will…

  We hope you are gearing up for a relaxing Thanksgiving break with family and friends. We are writing to share important resources for the Massachusetts families you work with, and resources to help you continue to raise awareness of food…

We hope you are planning to get some well-deserved time over the Thanksgiving break. Per tradition, there is NO SNAP Coalition meeting on Tuesday, November 23rd  (nor the last week of December).  The next formal SNAP Coalition meeting is Tuesday, December 7th from 10 to…