january/february 2026
Governor Healey releases her draft budget, which adds no new caseworkers at DTA
BFAC members start to meet and discuss taking action
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Our state is in a hunger crisis.
Last year, 40% of MA residents struggled to afford food reliably. At the same time, nearly 200,000 people, including over 60,000 children, lost access to SNAP.
This isn't just federal policy. The MA state agency that administers SNAP, the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA), is 200 workers short of the number it needs to manage the program and unable to answer 80% of incoming calls. As a result, people go hungry.
We need state leaders to fund 200 new DTA caseworkers, ensuring fast SNAP processing and restoring dignity and choice for our neighbors.
Our state leaders have the power to fix this. Governor Healey and state legislators have the authority and resources to fund these caseworker positions and protect SNAP for all of us.
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"These are people I love. Our veterans, our elders, my kids' classmates. My neighbors."
BFAC Executive Director, Sutton Kiplinger asks a question of Governor Healey at the Boston Public Library on how we can partner with state leadership to make SNAP strong for everyone in Massachusetts.
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#Make Snap strong timeline:
SNAP belongs to ALL of us. By building relationships across every neighborhood, BFAC shifts power dynamics to compel state action.
March 2026
House & Senate committees begin drafting budgets, considering whether to add caseworkers at DTA
BFAC Steering Committee votes to take on a campaign to strengthen SNAP
april 2026
House introduces a budget that makes cuts to DTA staff. A revision is introduced to flat-fund DTA caseworkers, and fails.
BFAC hosts a rally for DTA on April 7th and Emergency Town Hall in Dorchester on April 29th.
May/June 2026
Senate introduces budget that flat funds DTA. A revision is introduced for 60 new DTA caseworkers, and fails. Governor Healey signs a budget with no new funding for DTA
BFAC and Make Hunger History call-in to Governor's office to ask for funding for DTA caseworkers
summer 2026
Massachusetts legislators on recess; many campaigning for September primaries
BFAC hosts a virtual Town Hall to Save SNAP with over 130 attendees from across the state. Powerful testimony was heard from folks struggling to access SNAP, community advocates, and DTA workers.
September 2026
Governor Healey introduces supplemental budget with ~ 1M to fund ten new DTA caseworkers and $14.9M to fund technological improvements for staff.
BFAC recognizes Governor Healey's action to address the SNAP crisis and will continue to advocate for the full investment required for 200 new DTA caseworkers. The real, human investment needed to keep SNAP strong and address the crisis.
October 2026
BFAC Hosts the People's Potluck in the State House on 10/7 to share a meal with our communities and legislators.
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