School’s out, and that means thousands of families who rely on the school meals program to help feed their children often find themselves struggling to provide nutritious meals. The Summer Food Service Program, known as Summer Eats, helps fill that gap for the 400,000 students who qualify for free or reduced breakfast and lunch in […]
The SNAP Challenge – Standing in Solidarity with SNAP
Next week, people across Massachusetts will be eating on $4.56 a day as part of the 2018 SNAP Challenge. For thousands of our neighbors, though, this isn’t a one-week challenge. It’s the daily reality of their lives. We’re inviting everyone to join us in taking the challenge to find out exactly what it means and […]
Action Needed: Support HIP Funding
Support HIP Funding – A Message from Martha and Liz We need your help to support HIP funding and ensure that the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) is fully funded for the upcoming year. We’re encouraged that our Massachusetts legislators recognize the importance of this vital program, but it needs more support. Please read the letters […]
Action Needed TODAY: HIP Funding!
Your advocacy is working! Thanks to your calls and emails, the House Ways and Means Committee included $2.15M for HIP funding in the supplemental budget bill that will be voted on THIS MORNING. That money will allow HIP to continue through June, avoiding the planned suspension of the program entirely.That’s just a first step, though. […]
Amazon Delivery and Food Accessibility
Amazon, the e-tailing giant, has been making a lot of noise on the groceries front. Between their acquisition of Whole Foods, their Amazon Fresh delivery service, and their new Amazon Go no-checkout store, they’re bringing a lot of disruption to the grocery industry. In the midst of it all, a meme started circulating on social […]