Center on Food Equity
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To protect your benefits (including SUN Bucks), change your PIN as often as possible and lock and unlock your card using DTA Connect or by calling the number on the back of your card.
1/2💳 A new chip/tap EBT card is coming to help protect benefits from fraud. Swipe through for 5 things you need to know. 📬 Good news: your new card will be mailed automatically—just make sure DTA has your current mailing address. Questions? 💳 Visit Mass.gov/DTAConnectHelp.
📬Make sure DTA has your current mailing address so important mail about your benefits reaches you. ✅Update yourself on DTA Connect in minutes! If you also update your residential address, send DTA proof of your new shelter and utility costs or your benefits may go down.
Millions of children lose access to school meals during the summer. Summer Nutrition Programs help fill that gap, but outreach is essential to ensure families know where to find meals. Learn how you can help: frac.org/blog/summer-me…
H.R. 1 pulls SNAP dollars out of local communities, hitting grocery stores and small retailers that rely on steady SNAP redemptions. When benefits shrink, checkout sales drop and local businesses take the hit. frac.org/blog/snap-cuts…
Perhaps people just aren't buying the Administration's spin that SNAP participation is cratering because people are suddenly "better off" — especially as they keep seeing more and more real stories like this: nbcnews.com/news/us-news/t…
School meals help students learn, grow, and succeed. Healthy School Meals for All can help more kids get the nutrition they need without stigma. Use this tool to send a letter to the editor: win.newmode.net/foodresearchac…
USDA says online grocery shopping can fill gaps if stores lose SNAP authorization. But online ordering can’t replace local food access, especially in rural communities. The “Need for Access” provision could help keep stores open. frac.org/blog/usdas-new…
Nationally, unemployment remained steady, real wages declined year-over-year in April, food insecurity remained high & grocery costs are rising. Yet 253,000 fewer kids are receiving SNAP in Texas. 205,000 kids in Arizona. 79,000 kids in Louisiana. 49,000 kids in Massachusetts.
