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Healy announces statewide anti-hunger task force in Medford as SNAP cuts loom
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Governor Maury Healy announced a statewide anti-hunger task force at the Mystic Community Market in Medford, convening state agencies, nonprofit partners and philanthropic groups to prepare a six-month plan to address expected cuts to federal food programs.
Governor Maury Healy announced a statewide anti-hunger task force at the Mystic Community Market in Medford, saying the group will produce a plan within six months to fill gaps before federal cuts to food supports take effect.
Healy, speaking at the Walnut Street Center, said the task force will coordinate state agencies, local governments, nonprofits and philanthropic partners to “feed people” and prioritize listening sessions and working groups focused on populations at highest risk. “That’s what this is, a hunger fighting strike force, so to speak,” Healy said.
The announcement drew leaders from food banks, the YMCA network, Project Bread and other hunger-relief organizations. Catherine D’Amato, president and CEO of the Greater Boston Food Bank, said the scale of need is rising and called…
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