Lift Our Kids MA
@liftourkidsma.bsky.social
A Coalition of 160 organizations dedicated to improving cash assistance programs for Massachusetts' lowest income children and families.
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Lift Our Kids is a coalition of 160+ organizations fighting to raise cash assistance grants and end Deep Poverty in MA. To learn more visit our website: liftourkidsma.org #LiftOurKidsMA #EndDeepPovertyNow #mapoli
Photo credit: Francois Visuals. Thank you, Ferns! www.francoisvisuals.com
Photo credit: Francois Visuals. Thank you, Ferns! www.francoisvisuals.com
Cash assistance grants aren’t enough to cover basic needs, let alone a holiday meal. 84 House members and 26 Senators have co-sponsored the Act to Lift Kids out of Deep Poverty. Ask your legislators to tell House and Senate leaders that raising grants is a priority.
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Cash assistance grants aren’t enough to cover basic needs, let alone a holiday meal. 84 House members and 26 Senators have co-sponsored the Act to Lift Kids out of Deep Poverty. Ask your legislators to tell House and Senate leaders that raising grants is a priority.
A big thank you to all of our partners who joined us for a day of lobbying and advocacy at the State House. Our coalition remains committed to our goal of raising cash assistance grants for all low income families in MA. #EndDeepPovertyNow
November 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A big thank you to all of our partners who joined us for a day of lobbying and advocacy at the State House. Our coalition remains committed to our goal of raising cash assistance grants for all low income families in MA. #EndDeepPovertyNow
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“What happens when food runs out?” That’s the question we’ve been hearing over and over again from panic-stricken callers to our FoodSource Hotline. Since last Saturday, tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents have already lost access to their SNAP benefits.
November 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
“What happens when food runs out?” That’s the question we’ve been hearing over and over again from panic-stricken callers to our FoodSource Hotline. Since last Saturday, tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents have already lost access to their SNAP benefits.
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#SNAP can’t stop! USDA must act now to release funds & keep food on the table. If they won’t, MA must step up to protect families from hunger. Take action ➡️
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October 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
#SNAP can’t stop! USDA must act now to release funds & keep food on the table. If they won’t, MA must step up to protect families from hunger. Take action ➡️
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Lift Our Kids is a coalition of 160+ organizations fighting to raise cash assistance grants and end Deep Poverty in MA. To learn more visit our website: liftourkidsma.org #LiftOurKidsMA #EndDeepPovertyNow #mapoli
Photo credit: Francois Visuals. Thank you, Ferns! www.francoisvisuals.com
Photo credit: Francois Visuals. Thank you, Ferns! www.francoisvisuals.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Lift Our Kids is a coalition of 160+ organizations fighting to raise cash assistance grants and end Deep Poverty in MA. To learn more visit our website: liftourkidsma.org #LiftOurKidsMA #EndDeepPovertyNow #mapoli
Photo credit: Francois Visuals. Thank you, Ferns! www.francoisvisuals.com
Photo credit: Francois Visuals. Thank you, Ferns! www.francoisvisuals.com
Good news! @saldidomenico.bsky.social's bill to raise cash assistance grants, S. 118, received a favorable poll from Senate members of the Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities. Thank you to all of our supporters for fighting to #EndDeepPovertyNow
October 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Good news! @saldidomenico.bsky.social's bill to raise cash assistance grants, S. 118, received a favorable poll from Senate members of the Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities. Thank you to all of our supporters for fighting to #EndDeepPovertyNow
Check out this Everett Independent article highlighting the testimony of one of our legislative champions, @saldidomenico.bsky.social who testified last week in support of An Act to Lift Kids out of Deep Poverty: everettindependent.com/2025/10/01/d... #EndDeepPoverty #mapoli
DiDomenico Continues the Fight for Low-income Families – Everett Independent
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October 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Check out this Everett Independent article highlighting the testimony of one of our legislative champions, @saldidomenico.bsky.social who testified last week in support of An Act to Lift Kids out of Deep Poverty: everettindependent.com/2025/10/01/d... #EndDeepPoverty #mapoli
#LiftOurKidsMA is grateful to Amanda Mills, a recipient of cash assistance, who testified in support of An Act to Lift Our Kids out of Deep Poverty. TY Amanda for sharing your story & being a powerful reminder that the legislature must raise grants to #EndDeepPoverty in MA!
October 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
#LiftOurKidsMA is grateful to Amanda Mills, a recipient of cash assistance, who testified in support of An Act to Lift Our Kids out of Deep Poverty. TY Amanda for sharing your story & being a powerful reminder that the legislature must raise grants to #EndDeepPoverty in MA!
Thank you to both Betsy Gwin (@masslawreform.bsky.social), one of the leaders of the #LiftOurKidsMA Coalition, and Tasmiah Ahmad (@masslawreform.bsky.social) for testifying in support of H.214/S.118 to #LiftOurKidsMA out of Deep Poverty! #EndDeepPoverty #mapoli
October 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Thank you to both Betsy Gwin (@masslawreform.bsky.social), one of the leaders of the #LiftOurKidsMA Coalition, and Tasmiah Ahmad (@masslawreform.bsky.social) for testifying in support of H.214/S.118 to #LiftOurKidsMA out of Deep Poverty! #EndDeepPoverty #mapoli
TY to one of our legislative champions, @saldidomenico.bsky.social who last week testified in support of An Act to Lift Our Kids out of Deep Poverty. He understands how cash assistance grants are a lifeline for MA families, and the LOK Coalition cannot thank him enough for his tireless advocacy!
October 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
TY to one of our legislative champions, @saldidomenico.bsky.social who last week testified in support of An Act to Lift Our Kids out of Deep Poverty. He understands how cash assistance grants are a lifeline for MA families, and the LOK Coalition cannot thank him enough for his tireless advocacy!
Thank you to both Richard Sheward (Children's Health Watch) and Cat Quirion (HopeWell) for testifying in support of H.214/S.118 to #LiftOurKidsMA out of Deep Poverty! #EndDeepPoverty #mapoli
September 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Thank you to both Richard Sheward (Children's Health Watch) and Cat Quirion (HopeWell) for testifying in support of H.214/S.118 to #LiftOurKidsMA out of Deep Poverty! #EndDeepPoverty #mapoli
Thank you to Suzanne Stillinger (New Village) for her powerful testimony to raise cash assistance grants for low income families in MA. The #LiftOurKidsMA coalition is grateful to Suzanne for sharing her story to legislators & her continued work to lift kids out of Deep Poverty!
September 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Thank you to Suzanne Stillinger (New Village) for her powerful testimony to raise cash assistance grants for low income families in MA. The #LiftOurKidsMA coalition is grateful to Suzanne for sharing her story to legislators & her continued work to lift kids out of Deep Poverty!
Palma McLaughlin (@lwvma.bsky.social) testified in support of An Act to Lift Our Kids out of Deep Poverty, she shared the benefits that raising cash assistance grants will have on recipients & MA. Thank you Palma for being a part of #LOKMA & advocating to #EndDeepPovertyNow!
September 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Palma McLaughlin (@lwvma.bsky.social) testified in support of An Act to Lift Our Kids out of Deep Poverty, she shared the benefits that raising cash assistance grants will have on recipients & MA. Thank you Palma for being a part of #LOKMA & advocating to #EndDeepPovertyNow!
A big thank you to all of our coalition partners who spoke at the #LiftOurKids rally in support of raising cash assistance grants for families living in Deep Poverty. We could not do this without your continued support. #EndDeepPovertyNow (Part 2)
September 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
A big thank you to all of our coalition partners who spoke at the #LiftOurKids rally in support of raising cash assistance grants for families living in Deep Poverty. We could not do this without your continued support. #EndDeepPovertyNow (Part 2)
A big thank you to all of our coalition partners who spoke at the #LiftOurKids rally in support of raising cash assistance grants for families living in Deep Poverty. We could not do this without your continued support. #EndDeepPovertyNow (Part 1)
September 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A big thank you to all of our coalition partners who spoke at the #LiftOurKids rally in support of raising cash assistance grants for families living in Deep Poverty. We could not do this without your continued support. #EndDeepPovertyNow (Part 1)
This week our legislative champions, @saldidomenico.bsky.social & Rep. Decker, joined the #LiftOurKids rally in support of raising cash assistance grants for MA families. Thank you both for continuing to be our biggest advocates in the State House to #LiftOurKids out of Deep Poverty!
September 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This week our legislative champions, @saldidomenico.bsky.social & Rep. Decker, joined the #LiftOurKids rally in support of raising cash assistance grants for MA families. Thank you both for continuing to be our biggest advocates in the State House to #LiftOurKids out of Deep Poverty!
Thank you to all those who rallied and testified in support of An Act to lift kids out of deep poverty (H.214/S.118) yesterday at the MA State House! As a united front, we made a powerful case to legislators to raise cash assistance grants and address Deep Poverty in MA.
September 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Thank you to all those who rallied and testified in support of An Act to lift kids out of deep poverty (H.214/S.118) yesterday at the MA State House! As a united front, we made a powerful case to legislators to raise cash assistance grants and address Deep Poverty in MA.
Today is bill hearing day! The @liftourkidsma.bsky.social coalition will be rallying outside the State House at 11:30am before our hearing at 1pm to testify in support of Marjorie Decker and @saldidomenico.bsky.social bills to lift kids out of Deep Poverty. Join us! #LiftOurKids
September 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Today is bill hearing day! The @liftourkidsma.bsky.social coalition will be rallying outside the State House at 11:30am before our hearing at 1pm to testify in support of Marjorie Decker and @saldidomenico.bsky.social bills to lift kids out of Deep Poverty. Join us! #LiftOurKids
Let's show legislators the incredible momentum and support that we have for the Lift Our Kids vision! RSVP for the rally here: bit.ly/LOKRally #LiftOurKids
September 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Let's show legislators the incredible momentum and support that we have for the Lift Our Kids vision! RSVP for the rally here: bit.ly/LOKRally #LiftOurKids
Thank you to coalition member Rebekah Gewirtz of @naswma.bsky.social for her letter in the Boston Globe defending the importance of cash assistance grants. Read the full letter here: bit.ly/InDefenseOfC... #LiftOurKids
Some thoughts, before we give up on the idea of giving cash to poor families - The Boston Globe
"Our neighbors who are poor mirror the rest of us quite closely. Most important, however, they don’t have money," writes one reader.
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September 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Thank you to coalition member Rebekah Gewirtz of @naswma.bsky.social for her letter in the Boston Globe defending the importance of cash assistance grants. Read the full letter here: bit.ly/InDefenseOfC... #LiftOurKids
We want to hear directly from MA families whose lives have been impacted by cash assistance grants. We invite you to share your story with us by following the link: bit.ly/RaiseGrants #LiftOurKidsMA #EndDeepPovertyNow #mapoli
September 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
We want to hear directly from MA families whose lives have been impacted by cash assistance grants. We invite you to share your story with us by following the link: bit.ly/RaiseGrants #LiftOurKidsMA #EndDeepPovertyNow #mapoli
The MA Special Legislative Commission to Study Poverty, chaired by Marjorie Decker and @saldidomenico.bsky.social published their report which features increases to cash assistance grants as a key recommendation for alleviating poverty. Read more: www.liftourkidsma.org/action-1 #LiftOurKids
August 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The MA Special Legislative Commission to Study Poverty, chaired by Marjorie Decker and @saldidomenico.bsky.social published their report which features increases to cash assistance grants as a key recommendation for alleviating poverty. Read more: www.liftourkidsma.org/action-1 #LiftOurKids
Over the past 5 years, thanks to #LiftOurKidsMA supporters, the Legislature has enacted 5 increases to cash assistance grants in the state’s annual budget. Although the Governor cut the fourth increase, the fifth increase just went into effect in April 2025. #EndDeepPovertyNow #mapoli
August 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Over the past 5 years, thanks to #LiftOurKidsMA supporters, the Legislature has enacted 5 increases to cash assistance grants in the state’s annual budget. Although the Governor cut the fourth increase, the fifth increase just went into effect in April 2025. #EndDeepPovertyNow #mapoli
Since 1988, the cost of basic needs has skyrocketed — but cash assistance for families living in deep poverty hasn't kept pace. #LiftOurKidsMA #EndDeepPovertyNow #mapoli
August 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Since 1988, the cost of basic needs has skyrocketed — but cash assistance for families living in deep poverty hasn't kept pace. #LiftOurKidsMA #EndDeepPovertyNow #mapoli
Unlike Social Security and other safety net programs, MA cash assistance programs do not have annual cost-of-living increases. Without funding to keep up with inflation, families in deep poverty will continue to fall farther behind. #LiftOurKidsMA #EndDeepPovertyNow #mapoli
August 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Unlike Social Security and other safety net programs, MA cash assistance programs do not have annual cost-of-living increases. Without funding to keep up with inflation, families in deep poverty will continue to fall farther behind. #LiftOurKidsMA #EndDeepPovertyNow #mapoli