Client (CLE) & Training Materials

A DTA information brochure about SNAP for senior citizens.  Attached are the brochures and inserts, in English, Arabic, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Khmer, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese.  DTA's general SNAP brochure providing basic information about how to…

Your Right to Know brochure (YRTK) in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Haitian Creole. This brochure explains your rights and responsibilities if you receive Department benefits including Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC), Emergency Aid to the Elderly, Disabled and…

Low income families who provide foster care may be entitled to higher SNAP benefits. If you are caring for a foster child, you have the choice to include or exclude your foster child in the SNAP application. This is true even though your family and foster child share all food together. Learn…

Low-income persons who provide in-home care to disabled adults through the Adult Foster Care (AFC) program may be entitled to higher SNAP benefits. A household has the choice to include or exclude adult foster care members in the SNAP application.  The attached flyer gives additional…

DTA brochure providing basic information about how to apply for Food Stamps/ SNAP benefits.  Each DTA brochure also has an insert with the current income standards.   The brochure (SNAP-BB) can be downloaded from DTA's online guide: English Arabic Chinese Haitian…

DTA Brochure, What Noncitizens Need To Know.  This brochure was originally issued in 2004 (through DTA Field Operations Memo 2004-34). This brochure is designed to advise non-citizens of their right to opt out of a SNAP and TAFDC or EAEDC application if they did not want to give…

This OCR flier in English and 8 other languages discusses the ADA accommodation obligations of DTA for clients seeking DTA services.  English OCR-1 Spanish OCR-1 Chinese OCR-1 Laotian OCR-1 Khmer OCR-1 Haitian Creole OCR-1 Portuguese OCR-1 Russian…

Information on DTA's website explaining how to use the Electronic Benefit Transfer card to access SNAP (food stamps) and cash assistance. Also has links to a brochure in English (EBT-BRE-006 and Spanish (BRS-009). Click the "Go to Website" link to download the…

DTA SNAP Program Brochure - sent to  new SNAP applicants describing basic eligibility rules, rights, reporting responsibilities, household composition rules, student eligibilty and more.   Brochures in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Hatian Creole.

A power point training presentation about EAEDC basic benefits, presented to ABCD in November 2009.

The average American reads proficiently at the 5th-6th grade level. The average American constitutes a much larger group of readers than you might think. Many of the people with whom you want to communicate effectively read at lower levels.  To get an overview of Plain Language and…

DTA's brochure on different programs available, inside and outside of DTA. Does not include information on EAEDC, TAFDC, or SSI.

USDA has just issued a new, attractive Food Stamp brochure in Spanish and English for food stamp outreach - PDF attached. It includes specific information regarding immigrant status, public charge and ineligible immigrants applying for eligible members. If you use this brochure, please note that…

The FRAC Guide to Food Stamp Outreach Collaborations provides detailed information and weblinks on best practices for food stamp outreach with a wide range of community based and government partners and information on pre-screening and on-line application tools.

Flier for education and training providers explaining sanctions and how providers can help families avoid or undo them.

Know your rights flier.

Know your rights flier covering exemptions, domestic violence waivers and good cause for not complying with work and other requirements.

USDA flier on common myths about Food Stamps for working individuals and families, and the information correcting them.

Below are some of your basic food stamp rights to help you advocate for yourself or for someone else. At the end of each section is a number that identifies the Department of Transitional Assistance’s regulations giving you this right. These rules are under Chapter 106 of the Code of Massachusetts…

1. I have a disability and cannot work full-time. Can I get cash assistance for myself and my children?YES. If you are low income and meet the other welfare rules, you and your children are likely eligible for TAFDC (welfare). You do not have to be a disabled parent to qualify for TAFDC, but if you…

A series of questions and answers on benefits eligibility for persons with substance abuse histories including TAFDC and Food Stamps/ SNAP eligibility rules for persons with drug felony convictions, disability exemptions and good cause provisions. 1.  Is a parent with a substance abuse related…