by James Fuccione | Jan 25, 2023 | News and Updates
Creating Community Gardens for People of All Ages — a 32-page publication by AARP Livable Communities with 8 80 Cities — can help elected officials, government staff, nonprofit organizations and neighbors in all sorts of places build and sustain community gardens as...
by James Fuccione | Nov 30, 2022 | Data and Reports
According to the “State of Grandfamilies 2022” report released by Generations United, the 2.5 million children in the United States growing up in “grandfamilies” face higher rates of hunger and food insecurity than their peers. Grandfamilies are families...
by James Fuccione | Nov 16, 2022 | News and Updates
The Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI) developed a SNAP Advocacy Guide that outlines the core eligibility rules for SNAP including: how to apply, what proofs are needed, how much income is counted and benefits calculated, how the household composition rules...
by James Fuccione | Nov 2, 2022 | News and Updates
The Baker Administration recently announced that Massachusetts residents who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits can now use their Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) SNAP benefits to buy groceries online from Shaw’s and Star Market, two...
by James Fuccione | Oct 12, 2022 | Data and Reports
Three-quarters of people age 50–80 in the United States say the rising cost of groceries has affected them somewhat or a lot, and nearly a third say they’re eating less healthily because of increased food costs, according to new findings from the National Poll on...