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MA Plan approved for P- EBT; Status of EBT Online Purchasing Pilot; SNAP Zoom Call tomorrow

Mon, 04/20/2020 - 5:36pm -- FoodSNAP

This is a reminder of tomorrow's SNAP Coalition Zoom meeting, April 21st from 10 – 11:30 AM.  DTA will be joining this call. We expect a packed agenda given recent developments, so please tune in at 10 AM.  See zoom call info below.  Please also note, the Fallon Foundation has emergency grants to help organizations address immediate needs for food/social isolation.

Pandemic EBT State Plan approved by USDA:

COVID-19 4/8: DTA data & update on SNAP interviews, P-EBT, WIC stocking, etc.

Wed, 04/08/2020 - 7:46pm -- FoodSNAP
Thank you all for the work you are doing during this wildly hard time. We cannot say that enough!! We will have our weekly COVID-19 Coalition Zoom call again on 4/14 at 10 AM. 
 
Below  is data from DTA on COVID-19 application and call volume, a preliminary update on interview procedures at DTA, guidance on Pandemic EBT and public charge, additional translations for SNAP fliers, and an update on WIC stocking. 
 

MassHealth Update related to COVID-19

Tue, 04/07/2020 - 10:00am -- Health-Law-Anno...
In the event that this clarifies any questions you've had about MassHealth's freeze on terminations, we wanted to pass along this helpful messaging from the MA Health Care Training Forum. This includes information for people who have received termination notices or Requests for Information, or have lost their MassHealth benefits since March 18. 
 
 

COVID-19 4/6: Coalition Tues 10 AM, ABAWD flier, FRAC letter, etc.

Mon, 04/06/2020 - 3:26pm -- FoodSNAP
A few things this afternoon - Sign onto FRAC letter, tune in to the SNAP Coalition Zoom call tomorrow morning, share flier on halt to harsh SNAP work rules, and get info on broadband/phone services. 
 
SNAP Coalition Meeting Tues, 4/7 10-11 AM
 
 
We will be having a shorter 1 hour call tomorrow. The following is a draft agenda based on information available to share:
 
COVID-19 SNAP Updates: 

Non-health resources for health advocates: Food & Money

Fri, 04/03/2020 - 9:31am -- Health-Law-Anno...
Bear with us, a lot is happening fast as you all know. We'll be sending a later announcement with health updates today. But our clients and patients aren't just worried about access to health care, they are also worried about paying their bills & putting food on the table.
 
These are some resources from our colleagues  about SNAP benefits available now & what we know about promised extra unemployment benefits & what the IRS has put out so far about  "economic incentive payments."
 

COVID-19 Update 4/1/20 PM: More on SNAP Supp benefits, Info for Retailers re EBT; ABAWD time limit suspended

Wed, 04/01/2020 - 2:56pm -- FoodSNAP

Greetings again. First, a quick reminder that DTA Central will be hopping on the Central MA SNAP Coalition Zoom call at 10 AM tomorrow if you want to get more updates in the first half hour (see Zoom meeting call in below). You can hop off any time. 


DTA Text Message to Households Receiving SNAP supplement

 

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