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  <title>News &amp; Updates, Department of Transitional Assistance, Departments and Divisions, Government, Health and Human Services, Commonwealth of Massachusetts</title>
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  <rights>&amp;#169; 2009 Commonwealth of Massachusetts</rights>
  <updated>2009-10-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>DTA Commissioner, Food Assistance Director Receive Kit Clark Award</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2009-10-15T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary type="html">The Patrick-Murray Administration announced today that Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) Commissioner Julia E. Kehoe has received the Massachusetts Meals on Wheels Association's 2009 Kit Clark Award for her dedication to and support of senior nutrition services across the Commonwealth.</summary>
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    <title>Mass. Awarded USDA Bonus Award and SNAP Grant</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2009-10-05T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary type="html">The Patrick-Murray Administration announced today that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded Massachusetts a High Performance Bonus Award for its exceptional administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).</summary>
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    <title>Program to Promote the Use of SNAP Benefits at Farmers' Markets</title>
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    <updated>2009-09-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2009-09-16T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary type="html">Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR) Commissioner Scott Soares and Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) Commissioner Julia Kehoe today launched a joint program that allocates $50,000 to Massachusetts farmers markets to purchase Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Terminals and promote the use of of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) at farmers' markets.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>CIES Bidders Selected for Engagement</title>
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    <updated>2009-07-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2009-07-20T00:00:00Z</published>
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    <title>DTA Works Graduate</title>
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    <updated>2009-07-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2009-07-03T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary type="html">The Patrick Administration today announced the graduation of 25 Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) client interns from its six-month DTA Works Program.</summary>
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    <title>Information about the DTA Car Ownership Program</title>
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    <updated>2009-05-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2009-05-13T00:00:00Z</published>
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    <title>DTA Office Receives Service Award</title>
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    <updated>2008-12-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <published>2008-12-22T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary type="html">The Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) is proud to announce that its Newmarket Square Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) staff is one of eight national recipients of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Hunger Champions' Honorable Mentor awards.</summary>
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