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U-ACCESS On-Campus Resources
SNAP Benefits
SNAP provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget of needy families so they can purchase healthy food and move towards self-sufficiency. Email U-ACCESS staff to apply for SNAP benefits
Off-Campus Community Resources
Health Insurance
The Health Connector is a state-based health insurance Marketplace that makes shopping for affordable health and dental coverage easier for Massachusetts individuals, families, and small businesses. We offer plans from the state's leading insurers that have been awarded the state's Seal of Approval, so you can be sure the plan you choose meets both state and national coverage standards.
MassHealth
In Massachusetts, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are combined into one program called MassHealth. MassHealth members may be able to get doctors’ visits, prescription drugs, hospital stays, and many other important services.
“Obamacare” Affordable Care Act
On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed comprehensive health reform, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, into law. Provisions included in the ACA are intended to expand access to insurance, increase consumer protections, emphasize prevention and wellness, improve quality and system performance, expand the health workforce, and curb rising health care costs.
Public Assistance
MA Department of Transitional Assistance
The Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) assists and empowers low-income individuals and families to meet their basic needs, improve their quality of life, and achieve long term economic self-sufficiency. DTA serves one in eight residents of the Commonwealth with direct economic assistance (cash benefits) and food assistance (SNAP benefits), as well as workforce training opportunities.
SNAP benefits | Mass.gov
On the Mass.gov website one can apply for SNAP benefits (food stamps), Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) Nutrition Program, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, MassHealth, unemployment benefits, renew your vehicle registration, renew your driver's license, and report child abuse or neglect.