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. […]
Why We Need You to Support HIP Now The Massachusetts legislature is currently setting its budget priorities for the 2019 FY budget. We’re asking the legislature to include $6.2 million in the budget to support HIP for FY2019. Your legislators need to hear from you about the importance of HIP. Legislators have until this Friday, […]
A Message from Martha: SaveSNAP from Congressional FY18 Budget Resolution Cuts Dear Food Advocates! News reports from Capitol Hill indicate that the Republican majority in both chambers is trying to pass an FY18 budget resolution -primarily to use as a vehicle for tax reform for the wealthy and corporations. They are now expected to vote on the House […]
Help Stop Cuts to Food Programs! Call your senator and congressional rep today and tell them to Stop Cuts to Food Programs Last week, the Trump administration released its budget proposal which contains deep cuts to several food programs. These programs form a vital backbone to the effort to end hunger among our neighbors. The […]
