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We hope you have a very good holiday week with family and friends. Our next Coalition meeting will be December 6 from 10-11:30. Here is the Zoom link for the 12/6 meeting (note it is a different link from our normal 4th Tuesday meetings!). There is NO Coalition meeting in…

First HUGE THANKS to all the MA orgs who signed onto the letter to Congress urging extension of the CTC and EITC.  We have over 75 MA orgs and still counting. Once FRAC posts the final letter, we will ship on the link. MA Rocks! .   Biden Admin to extend the Public Health Emergency…

Below are two skimming updates. We are also hoping more MA orgs to sign onto the national sign on letter to Congress on Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax credit.    Add Your Org to National Sign on Letter to Congress on CTC/EITC - by Nov 10th! Hundreds of state, local and…

Hello all, and happy November!    A few updates/reminders:    Updated for Open Enrollment: MLRI Income Tables for MassHealth and Health Connector Click here to see MLRI's income tables for MassHealth and the Health Connector. The Health Connector uses the…

  Webinar: Public Benefits Eligibility for Immigrants - Nov 10th. 9-11AM  This two-hour free webinar, hosted by the City of Boston Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Advancement, will discuss how immigration status affects eligibility for benefits for non-citizen immigrants and…

Thanks to all who attended this AM’s SNAP Coalition meeting. We appreciate all your advocacy work on the state and national level.  The NEXT SNAP Coalition meeting is Tuesday, July 26th.  We may also hold a “second Tuesday” Coalition meeting in July or August to dive…

This is a gentle reminder of our June 28th SNAP Coalition meeting from 10 to 11 AM tomorrow.  Here is the Zoom link.   AGENDA: We will be joined by DTA to give important updates on SNAP and Head Start, SNAP ET childcare, a new SNAP medical expense policy and…

Just a short reminder about Monday’s Listening Session on Food Security issues with Congressman Jim McGovern, from 10 to 11:30AM. This session is to gather more testimony and recommendations from Massachusetts residents with lived expertise, which will be provided to the White…

Lots of very positive updates this week! Tune in to Tuesday’s Coalition meeting to learn more!     And don’t forget, Monday, June 27th at 10 AM is the special White House Conference Listening Session with Congressman Jim McGovern for persons with lived experience.…

It has been more than 50 years since a White House Conference on food insecurity in the nation. Thanks to the amazing advocacy of our very own anti-hunger champ, MA Congressman Jim McGovern, the White House will convene a long overdue Conference on Hunger, Health,and Nutrition this coming…