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SOUTH DEERFIELD — When the Atlas Farm Store split from the farm itself at the start of 2022, the store’s reauthorization process for food benefits was delayed, leaving shoppers who rely on those programs without any way to access fresh produce.That...
Stephanie Williams, who is resigning as Worcester’s chief diversity officer, has been hired by Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner to be the school’s first-ever chief diversity executive.
Advocates say the report helps break the stigma that people abuse food assistance programs like SNAP.
Massachusetts successfully sought federal approval to adjust the heating costs used to set benefit amounts for the state's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The increase totals an estimated $1.4 million, Department of Transitional Assistance officials said.
BOSTON — The state of Massachusetts saw an uptick in welfare fraud last year from beneficiaries trying to use state-issued debit cards to buy pot and other banned items.