Wraparound Updates

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The Framingham Department of Public Health and Framingham Public Schools PEL team have been collaborating to host parent workshops for our PEL families. We would love to hear your voice and what types of workshops will interests you. We would really appreciate it if you completed the quick survey listed below (click on the green banner).

The Metrowest Food Collaborative has put together a great list of food pantries and meal sites in Framingham. If you need help accessing food resources, please reach out me, Eliza, at edecarvalho@framingham.k12.ma.us or at 774-412-3118 (8am-4pm Monday-Friday)

• Now - Monday, April 1, 2024: Online pre-registration

• Monday, December 4, 2023 - Monday, April 1, 2024: Schedule a phone appointment with the Department of Student Registration

• Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 6pm: Attend Kindergarten Information Night Event at Fuller Middle School (will also be broadcast live on the FPS Facebook Page and FEC-TV)

• March 2024: In-Person School Tours

• Friday, April 5, 2024: Deadline to Submit School Choice Form

• Friday, May 10, 2024: Receive School Assignment Email

• Friday, May 17, 2024: Deadline to inform the Department of Student Registration if your child will no longer be attending Kindergarten at Framingham Public Schools

• Monday, June 3, 2024: Kindergarten Orientation

Wayside is an FPS Community Partner. They offer many services in our community such as Mental Health Services, Family Support Groups as well as the Family Recourse Center, just to name a few. Please take a look at the linked flyers for more information about the groups listed below.

Support Groups:

1. Virtual Parent Support Group

2. Spanish Speaking Parent Support Group

3. Young Mother’s Parent Support Group

4. Reduce Challenging Behaviors- CPS Model

5. Parenting In America ( Portuguese Speaking Only)

State SNAP for immigrant households - Round 1 benefits issued 2/15!

DTA is now issuing state SNAP benefits to legally present immigrants who qualify - the first payment will be available on EBT cards around 11 AM tomorrow, Feb 15th! The MA Legislature and Governor authorized funding for state-funded SNAP benefits on December 4, 2023. DTA has been working round the clock to stand up this new program.

Here’s what you need to know:

• Retroactive state SNAP for mixed status households: Households with members currently getting federal SNAP and members newly eligible for state SNAP will get the state benefits, retroactively to December 4, on their EBT cards tomorrow, 2/15 (payment available around 11 AM). They do not need to apply to get these dollars. DTA is mailing a state SNAP approval notice and sending a text to these households tomorrow, 2/15.

• Applications denied since December 4: DTA is also working on re-opening and issuing back benefits to immigrants who meet the state SNAP rules, applied for and who meet the state SNAP rules. Stay tuned for details on that!

• New applications: As of today (2/14) DTA has put in place new notices and procedures for households who apply for SNAP and who are eligible for state SNAP.

• Notices for new applicants: DTA is mailing families two notices in the same envelope - a denial letter for federal SNAP (or a partial approval notice for mixed status households) and an approval notice for state SNAP. We know this is confusing! Note that DTA workers are supposed to first check if SNAP applicants are eligible for federal SNAP before providing state SNAP - so double check if the denial is correct.Tune into the training tomorrow to learn more.