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2,600 Massachusetts students with disabilities became eligible to receive free and reduced-price meals and qualify for Pandemic-EBT benefits this month. COURTESY OF HENRY KELLNER VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Massachusetts expands free, reduced lunch benefits for BPS students

Tanisha Bhat February 8, 2021
The extension of benefits comes almost a year after the outbreak of COVID-19, which forced many schools to transition to hybrid and remote learning — a change that has been uniquely impactful to students who relied on subsidized lunches to eat.

EDIT: Children’s Museum to offer discounted rates to lower-income families

Daily Free Press Admin February 5, 2013

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is confronting the fact that some families cannot afford to enrich their children, and responding in a positive and inclusive way. A new electronics benefits transfer...

Food stamp fraud forces legislation, government commission

Daily Free Press Admin November 28, 2012

The Massachusetts legislature is calling for further reforms to the Electronic Benefit Transfer food stamp system after multiple reports of fraud uncovered a lack of oversight in the system. Paulette...

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