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Please ask your legislators to co-sponsor Cover All Kids

Submitted by Health-Law-Announcements
10/18/2021 - 3:06pm

Hello all, and happy Monday! A real quick action alert on the Cover All Kids legislation:

 

Please contact your legislators TODAY and ask them to co-sponsor Cover All Kids.

 

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EBT card access concerns, public charge sign on by Wed!, child care + EBT card to culture info

Submitted by FoodSNAP
10/18/2021 - 11:26am
Good morning - Important updates below. In general, please let us know what the households you work with are experiencing when applying for SNAP or interacting with DTA! Our next Coalition meeting is next Tuesday, 10/26 from 10-11:30. Agenda to come!
 
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October 15, 2021 Health Update

Submitted by Health-Law-Announcements
10/15/2021 - 11:16am
 

Health Updates Oct 15, 2021

 

  1. Immigrant Health
  2. MassHealth Policies during COVID
  3. Health Connector Open Enrollment for 2022
  4. Basic Benefit Training for Oct & Nov 

 

Immigrant Health

Coming Nov 1, 2021 –Expanded scope of long term care coverage for lawfully present and PRUCOL elderly and disabled immigrants!!  Stay tuned -more to come when new guidance is published soon

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Health Care Working Group meeting Wednesay @ 3pm; Public Charge sign-on letter

Submitted by Health-Law-Announcements
10/08/2021 - 3:46pm
Our next Health Care Working Group meeting is Wednesday (Oct 13) from 3-4:30pm. I will separately send a calendar invite with zoom information today. 
 
This meeting will be an open forum on your problematic health access cases, and issues you're encountering. We hope that as a group we can share/ brainstorm successful strategies for resolving each other's issues. 
 
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Coalition Tues, public charge sign on by 10/20, PEBT to SNAP, + Afghan evacuees update

Submitted by FoodSNAP
10/08/2021 - 1:40pm
 
We have a special Coalition meeting on Tuesday 10/12 from 10-11:30. The agenda will include:
 
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Powerful testimony at Hunger Free Campus Hearing Yesterday; and DHE letter to 84K Low-Income MA College Students about SNAP!

Submitted by FoodSNAP
10/08/2021 - 11:21am

Addressing college campus hunger is on the move!  We have a couple of important updates for you from the State House and from the MA Dept of Higher Education.

State House Hearing on Hunger Free Campus Legislation:

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State House Hearings TOMORROW on 2 Bills: College Hunger & Medically-Tailored Meals

Submitted by FoodSNAP
10/06/2021 - 5:06pm
Thanks to our friends at Project Bread, here's an action alert on two important anti-hunger bills being heard in two Committees tomorrow:
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    At a Glance SNAP charts, DTA data, Public Charge, other updates

    Submitted by FoodSNAP
    10/06/2021 - 4:41pm
    A few updates below. Our next Coalition meeting will be next Tuesday, October 12 from 10-11:30 - Zoom link below. As a "second Tuesday" meeting, we will have two guests to share information and answer questions:
     
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    MLRI Basic Benefits 2021/22 trainings announced including 10/5 training re assisting homeless families; VICTORY MA Senate Overrides Gov's veto on asset test !

    Submitted by FoodSNAP
    10/02/2021 - 8:26am
    VICTORY !!  TAFDC and EAEDC cash benefit asset tests ELIMINATED!
     
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    Coalition Agenda 9/28; MA Senate Victory on School Meal Debt Legislation: Last Call for Organizational signers on Letter to Congress - COB today!

    Submitted by FoodSNAP
    09/27/2021 - 12:36pm
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