Assistance for Massachusetts Students with Food Insecurities

Since 2006, we have partnered with a myriad of organizations – including school districts, non-profits, and businesses – to support their leaders and teams so that they meet their goals and achieve success.

The Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) has partnered with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to try to widen the net of meeting the needs of students and their families who face food insecurities during the COVID-19 shutdown. On Friday, it was announced that the DESE and DTA want to extend benefits to students who are on free and reduced lunch in school so their families can receive a preloaded Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card to help with the purchase of food at home. Schools have been asked to help identify families in need of this benefit.

Massachusetts Superintendents are scheduled to receive more information on this project on Monday, April 6, 2020. Those with the role of SIMS data collection were invited to Friday’s call. TMS was also on that call. If you would like more information, email Judy Houle, Vice President of Entrepreneurship – judy.houle@themanagementsolution.com.