Continue funding basic benefits for Massachusetts immigrant residents!
ACTION ALERT: State-funded SNAP ended in April 2024. The MA Legislature must authorizes additional funding for the program to restart. We need your help NOW to urge the MA Legislature to continue funding. Take Action.
On December 4, 2023 the Massachusetts Legislature passed and Governor Healey signed into law a supplemental budget that included $6M in funding for legally present immigrants to qualify for state-funded SNAP benefits. This was a huge victory for the Feeding Our Neighbors Campaign!
DTA started issuing state SNAP in mid February. By late April, 4,400 families put food on the table with state SNAP. However, DTA had to end state SNAP for about 5,000 families due to lack of funding.
Next steps: Contact your State Senator and ask them to co-sponsor Senator Sal DiDomenico's Amendment #577. See Amendment #577 Fact Sheet here. Senator DiDomenico's amendment will partially restore SNAP to immigrant children, older adults and immigrants with illness or disabilities.