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USDA Approves Massachusetts Plan to Join Online EBT Grocery Purchase Pilot 

5/21/2020 Department of Transitional Assistance

News

Department of Transitional Assistance Commissioner Amy Kershaw Delivered Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Proposal 

4/23/2020 Department of Transitional Assistance

Department of Transitional Assistance Commissioner Amy Kershaw delivered fiscal year 2021 budget proposal on February 28th, 2020.

Press Release

Department of Transitional Assistance Honors Project Bread For Fighting Food Insecurity In Commonwealth  

5/02/2019 Department of Transitional Assistance

The Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance has selected Project Bread, Inc. to receive an award for outstanding leadership and partnership in addressing food insecurity.

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Department of Transitional Assistance Commissioner Jeff McCue Delivered Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Proposal 

3/28/2019 Department of Transitional Assistance

Department of Transitional Assistance Commissioner Jeff McCue delivered fiscal year 2020 budget proposal on March 26, 2019.

Press Statement

January 17, 2019 Update from the Department of Transitional Assistance on February SNAP Program Impact Due to Partial Federal Government Shutdown 

1/17/2019 Department of Transitional Assistance

Press Release

Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance Receives Excellence In Technology Award For DTA Connect Web Portal 

9/12/2018 Department of Transitional Assistance

DTA Connect web portal delivers streamlined self-service features for clients

Press Release

Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance Receives Federal Bonus for Strong Performance in Program Accuracy and Quality Control in Administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program  

7/02/2018 Department of Transitional Assistance

United States Department of Agriculture Awards Bonus to DTA Three Years Running

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The Department of Transitional Assistance launched the DTA Connect website 

4/27/2018 Department of Transitional Assistance

DTA has launched dtaconnect.com, a website providing clients with fast, interactive access to case information.

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Commissioner McCue delivered his FY19 budget testimony on March 12, 2018 

3/16/2018 Department of Transitional Assistance

Commissioner Jeff McCue delivered DTA's fiscal year 2019 budget recommendations to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means at their second EOHHS public hearing on March 12, 2018 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.