MA: Hunger/Food/Nutrition
MA students urge lawmakers to fund campus anti-hunger efforts
A coalition of college students and administrators is asking state lawmakers to help fight food insecurity on campus. The group is asking for $2 …
Stalled Farm Bill puts pressure on MA food banks
Massachusetts food banks are struggling to keep up with demand as the Farm Bill remains stalled in Congress. The bill is renegotiated every five …
Inaccessible, Unaffordable Child Care Hurts MA Families
Massachusetts ranks first in the nation for education and children's health but a lack of quality child care poses great challenges for families…
MA Makes Top Ten List of States for Senior Healthy Living
Massachusetts ranks tenth in the nation when it comes to healthy senior living, according to a new report. United Healthcare's 2023 Senior Report …
MA Activists Urge Congress to Raise Debt Ceiling, Resist Spending Cuts
Local activists will rally in Boston Common tomorrow to urge Congress to lift the debt ceiling without cuts to social programs in return. President …
Community Action Month Honors Agencies Across Commonwealth
Community action agencies in the Commonwealth are working with state lawmakers to ensure funding of their work to alleviate poverty continues…
Bill to Expand Tax Credits Draws on Children's Health Data
A bill to increase tax credits in the Commonwealth is backed up by research showing the credits lead to better nutrition for working families and bett…
Advancing MLK’s Dream of Economic Justice in MA
Advocates for low-income workers in the Commonwealth said today is a reminder of the need to continue to advance Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream …
MA Minimum Wage Hike Not Enough for Costly Housing Market
At least 25 states are raising their minimum wage in the new year - including Massachusetts, where the minimum wage increases to $15 per hour…
Engagement Center Finding Success Near Boston’s Troubled 'Mass and Cass'
Boston's 'Mass and Cass' area, with its large homeless population and open-air drug market, remains a trouble spot for city officials, but staff at …
Farmers Markets Help MA Shoppers Eat Healthier, Beat Inflation
Some low-income shoppers might assume farmers markets, with their specialty products, are out of reach. But more of these markets in the Commonwealth …
Celebrating 30 Years of Puerto Rican “Agri-Culture” in Western MA
The Holyoke area is home to many Puerto Rican families who say they will do what they can to help people there as they recover from the latest hurrica…