#Protect SNAP/Medicaid Northeast DAY OF ACTION (6/25); GBFB Cost of Hunger Report; Analyses of Proposed SNAP cuts and more

SAVE THE DATE! JUNE 25th is the NORTHEAST DAY of ACTION.

Join advocates from New England and New York on June 25th in a powerful day of action to send a strong message: The Northeast says NO to proposals that put billionaires over the basic needs of people.

Congress is moving quickly to pass cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and other programs to fund tax breaks for billionaires. The House already voted to cut these programs by more than $1 trillion, and the Senate is poised to vote on their proposals, which are equally devastating. We can stop them. But we need your help.

June 25th will be the day of action urging Senators in every Northeast state to vote NO on the budget bill that aims to slash our most important basic needs programs. It will also be a day for Northeasterners to reach out to family friends in other regions of the country to make sure they are contacting their Senators, urging them to vote NO.

What can you do now?

1. Save the date and share this post on your social media and other communication channels! Thanks to our friends at Hunger Free VT, here’s 1) social media tools, 2) sample Op Eds/ LTEs and 3) sample reels/video scripts. Stay tuned for more updates.
2. Join a phone bank with advocates across the Northeast continues (including at 11 AM and 5 PM today and more times next week)! Learn more & register here.

The Cost of Hunger in Massachusetts: The Greater Boston Food Bank’s 2025 Annual Report.

New data from GBFB and Mass General Brigham (MGB) confirm that hunger is an urgent, ongoing challenge in Massachusetts. Check out their full report to learn how food insecurity is impacting the health of residents with proposed solutions. See also MGB’s media statement and the MassLive story released this AM. Accompanied by MA Congress Members Jim McGovern and Ayanna Pressley and EOHHS Secretary Kate Walsh at yesterday’s GBFB/MGB press conference, Minority Whip Katherine Clark noted: “Hunger is a great injustice of our time….It is not abstract or something that we can’t touch or feel. It is physical and it is immediate.”

Key findings in the GBFB report include:

• 37% of MA households faced food insecurity in 2024, rising from 34% in 2023.
• 67% of food-insecure households reported having at least one chronic health condition.
• 40% of food-insecure households reported forgoing necessary medical, dental, or prescription care.

Impact of U.S. Senate SNAP Cuts & FRAC Action Network:

In addition to next week’s Day of Action, you can use the FRAC Action Network portal to send a message to Senators Warren and Markey, and share this Action Network with family and friends in sister states. To digest all the proposed cuts:

• See 6/12/25 posting from Gina Plata-Nino, SNAP Deputy Director that gives a high level overview of the scope of harmful SNAP cuts proposed last week by the U.S. Senate.
• Here’s an updated version of MLRI’s crosswalk chart with both the House and Senate proposed cuts and the impact on Massachusetts.

REMINDER: SNAP Coalition, JUNE 24th from 10 to 11:30AM

The next SNAP Coalition meeting is this coming Tuesday, June 24th starting at 10 AM. The agenda will include federal updates, state budget (FY26) and legislative updates, DTA updates on SUN Bucks, ABAWDs, DTA Assistance Line and more. The Zoom link is here.

Given how much is going on, our July Coalition meeting will be on July 22nd and possibly an August meeting if needed (we usually skip August).

DTA June 2025 Updates

See attached document with DTA’s June Advisory Board update on the status of the FY26 Budget and DTA line items (the FY26 budget is still in Conference Committee), roll out of SUNBucks, the ABAWD time limit, EBT stolen benefits, and the DTA Assistance line.