What's new at MLS

We hope you are all staying warm and managing all the snowfall the past few weeks. We have TWO action steps, info from the AGO on immigrant resources, and great news about SNAP and Fuel Assistance! Sign on by Tues. 2/18 @ noon: Urge Gov. Healey to replace stolen SNAP benefits! Each month,…

  February Greetings! Venus is the Roman goddess of love and beauty, as well as the second planet from the sun in our solar system – both especially relevant to this month of February. On Friday, February 14, Venus shines brilliantly as a symbol on Valentine’s Day -- for some, a…

In follow up to Tuesday’s SNAP Coalition meeting, there are important updates we’d like to share.  In terms of a “perfect storm” of challenges, in early August many parts of MA suffered extensive power outages in early August; the $600/week federal pandemic unemployment…

We are writing to give you some critical updates on public charge, current data on the number of Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) cards that remain unpinned, and the school districts that might be able to elect universal free school meal status (Community Eligibility Provision or CEP).   Public…

We wanted to share a couple pieces of recent information we learned this week DTA that may have an impact on your clients. 1. Quincy DTA Office to Open Soon At a recent meeting with SNAP Coalition members, Commissioner McCue announced that DTA will be reopening a local office Quincy. The…

A lot has been going on this summer See earlier health announcements for good news on changes in MassHealth MCO standards for approving drugs that can cure Hepatitis C (effective August 1) and a new state law mandating MassHealth (and insurance) coverage for lipodistrophya side effect of…

Change to DTA Interview Calls DTA is making a change to how interview calls are made in SNAP cases. This change is scheduled to happen this Thursday, August 11.  Clients applying for SNAP are required to have an interview. Clients doing a recertification are also required to have an…