Immigrants and Public Benefits -- BBT Training and Resource Materials
Date:
03/28/2019
The following are materials are for the March 28, 2019 Immigrants and Public Benefits training. These are the core materials presented as part of the annual Mass Law Reform Institute and Mass Contining Legal Education Basic Benefits Training (BBT) Series. We've also added some additional materials beyond the in-person training to assist you and your clients understand their rights and protections:
Training Presentation Materials
- Immigration Basics for Benefits Purposes (pdf of slides)
- Immigration Assistance Statewide Referral List
- Chart identifying the codes on immigrant documents (LPRs, Work Authorization, Other) -NILC (pdf)
- Chart listing types of documents typically used by lawful immigrants - NILC (pdf)
- U.S. State Department – Foreign Affairs Manual , 9 FAM 502.1-3 (Immigrant Classification Symbols) (link)
- USCIS Adjudicator’s Field Manual (Codes for Classes of Admission) (link)
- Public Charge
- Protecting Immigrant Families, "How to Talk about Public Charge" (pdf)
- Quick Reference Chart to Assist Immigrant Clients Seeking/Receiving Benefits (pdf)
- Client Flier on Public Charge and Using Benefits (English)
- Client Flier on Public Charge and Using Benefits (Spanish)
- Protecting Immigrant Families website (link)
- USCIS - Public Charge Fact Sheet (link)
- Changes to "Public Charge" instructions in the U.S. State Department Manual (link)
- Immigration Changes and Know Your Rights (pdf of slides)
- Know Your Rights When Stopped by Police, Immigration Agents, or FBI (pdf)
- Family Preparedness Instructions (pdf)
- Red Card Templates (link) tool for both non citizens and citizens to learn about and assert constitutional rights when encountering ICE and law enforcement
- Immigration and Housing
- Eligibility, Immigration Status, Applications and Immigration Status (pdf) (Excerpts from Legal Tactics)
- Immigrants and Housing (A Summary on Selected Issues) (pdf)
- Immigrants and Emergency Assistance Shelter (pdf)
- Health Care Access for Immigrants (pdf of slides)
- 2019 Upper Income Limits for MassHealth and Other Health Programs (link)
- Benefits Included in MassHealth By Coverage Type (pdf)
- ConnectorCare Shopping & Resource Guides (English and Spanish) (link)
- Health benefits for all: in Spanish and in English (pdf)
- Understanding the Affordable Care Act and Immigrant Eligibility (2018) (link to pdf)
- ICE Guidance - Clarification for Existing Practices Related to Certain Health Care Information (2013) (pdf)
- Office of Medicaid Gudance on Cuaban-Haitian Entrants (pdf)
- AG Guidance: Information for MA Health Care Providers (link)
- IRS Questions and Answers about Reporting SSN to Your Health Insurance Company (link)
- Cash & Food Benefits for Immigrant Households -Powerpoint (pdf of slides)
- What Non-Citizens Need to Know about applying for SNAP and cash benefits - (link pdf of DTA flyer in multiple langauges)
- Immigration Benefits Eligibility Chart (link to pdf)
- Chart on SNAP and Cash Benefits for Mixed Households (link to pdf)
- LPR and Work History - Selected Section from DTA Online Guide (pdf)
- TAFDC Non-Citizen Eligibility Chart
Mass Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) Fact Sheets and State Legislation Campaigns
- Impact of Immigration in Massachusetts
- MIRA Flier: ESOL Boston (pdf)
- MIRA Flier: ESOL Regional Services (pdf)
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