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SNAP Coalition tomorrow and LTEs from Central MA to #BoostSNAPNow and MA Food Systems follow up survey

We hope you had a relaxing Labor Day weekend and are geared up for the battles ahead, including making sure Congress does not leave town without a robust package to fund extending Unemployment, SNAP boost and state and local aid. Please join us for Coalition tomorrow. Here’s some updates.

#BoostSNAPNow campaign continues:

SNAP Updates including Hunger Action Day and Virtual Town Hall TODAY, 3 PM with Congressman McGovern

Thank you all for your social media and calls to the MA Congressional Delegation yesterday. KEEP IT UP! We are alerting you to some important events today.

Hunger Action Day today, September 10^th

Attached is the Greater Boston Food Bank alert on Hunger Action Day. All the nation’s food banks are rallying around Hunger Action Month during September. We urge you to reach out to family, friends and neighbors and urge them to take action THIS WEEK!

Public Hearing 9-16: Legislative Task Force on Health Equity during COVID-19

State Legislature's Health Equity Task Force

Virtual Public Hearing

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 1 - 4 PM

https://malegislature.gov/Events/Hearings/Detail/3563

Help us prevent $8 billion in budget cuts, take action today!

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MassHealth Workgroups on 1115 Renewal -9/22 to apply

Federal action for Labor Day weekend, DTA updates

Thank you to all of you who joined yesterday’s Zoom call. 102 participants! Wow, we figured you were all vacationing. It was a pleasure to have you on the call along with our national partners from FRAC. THANK YOU for all you do to serve low income Massachusetts households.

Federal Updates & Labor Day media push:

Dept of Public Health COVID-19 Community Impact Survey: upcoming community partner webinars

Looking forward to those of you who are able to join us tomorrow, 10 AM - 11ish - for the SNAP Coalition meeting (see Vicky Negus email).

COVID-19 Community Impact Survey: community partner webinars

Passing on information from DPH about a COVID-19 Community Impact Survey --two webinars next week for how your organization can help disseminate the survey to people in the community

SNAP Coalition Zoom call info for tomorrow, Sept 1!

It is hard to believe tomorrow is September 1! We will have a SNAP Coalition Zoom meeting tomorrow, 9/1 at 10 AM. We plan to have an hour long call, but announcements may take a few additional minutes. The agenda will include:

Federal update - action steps on a coronavirus package to #BoostSNAPnow, info on child nutrition / school meal waivers, etc.

August supplemental SNAP, recerts by phone, MA unemployment rate news & call to action

We hope that you have been able to take some time off to rejuvenate with family and friends this August or in the weeks to come. As always, we greatly appreciate ALL the work you are doing in Massachusetts and your local communities to make sure families can put food on the table and to push Congress to #BoostSNAPnow. There is a lot going on, so we are planning to have a Coalition Zoom meeting next Tuesday, 9/1 at 10 AM - please keep the date and time on your calendars, and stay tuned. In the meantime, a few updates below.

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