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Topics for this week’s Health Announce:Health Care Working Group taking a vacation this month.Brief reprieve for Massachusetts from enforcement and application of new interpretation of “federal public benefit.”Massachusetts adds greater protections for those seeking and those providing either…

Greetings all on the last day of July 2025. (Note that Vicky is on vacation thru August 5th - just in case you’re trying to reach her, I’m second fiddle).Wanted to start with a quick reminder on the federal Budget Reconciliation Act. As you read this email, USDA has not issued guidance yet on the…

Reach out to House Representatives this week to cosponsor key amendments! This week is a critical time in the House budget process. As discussed at Coalition on Tuesday, last week the Massachusetts House Ways and Means Committee released their FY26 budget proposal. for more information…

Topics for this week's Health Announce: Protecting Language in Massachusetts webinar: May 14 Temporary relief for CHNV parolees Health Care Working Group Rescheduled: April 30 MLRI's House Ways and Means Budget Analysis Incredibly, we're already most of the way through April and…

Join advocates and individuals across the Northeast region in a powerful SNAP Day of Action - Wednesday April 30th! SAVE the DATE! This regional day of action is being organized by the Northeast Regional Anti-Hunger Network, comprised of anti-hunger organizations in all the New England states…

Seasonal Salutations! When my children were young and still talkative, we would play a game around the dinner table called “Roses, Buds, and Thorns.”  This conversation game got us to practice gratitude (the Rose), share our day’s challenges (the Thorn), and find one thing that brought us…

We are reaching out with an upsetting and frustrating update before the holidays. We will follow up with more information after January 1, but wanted to update the Coalition in the meantime.    Low-income families struggling to put food on the table are a major casualty of…

Currently, Congress is deliberating a legislative package to keep the government open beyond December 20th. Bipartisan bill language released this week included federal disaster relief, resources for farmers and - importantly to SNAP - continuation of federal dollars to replace…

Happy Monday! There are 15 days left in 2024.  As we approach the end of the year, many may be ready to turn the page on 2024 and never look back.  Others may like to take a moment to reflect on all that has happened this year: the good, the bad, and all in…

Jan 9 and 16, 2025: Know Your Rights  We're also pasting below information from the Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) Coalition on upcoming Know Your Rights trainings in January along with other resources   Upcoming Virtual Know…