Additional Programs – MA Health Care Training Forum

Fall 2025 Navigating the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Program

The Commonwealth’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program provides temporary income replacement as well as job and benefit protections to eligible workers across the state when they need it most. PFML is available to those who are welcoming a new child into their family, are struck by a serious illness or injury, need to… Continue Reading Fall 2025 Navigating the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Program

Spring 2025 Building Financial Futures with the State Treasurer’s Office: A Look at BabySteps and FinEd Programs

The Office of Economic Empowerment (OEE) is a department of the Massachusetts State Treasury that provides resources to help people in Massachusetts learn how to confidently manage their money and plan for their family’s future. In this presentation, OEE staff will review the various free financial education workshops, digital tools, and coaching available to Massachusetts… Continue Reading Spring 2025 Building Financial Futures with the State Treasurer’s Office: A Look at BabySteps and FinEd Programs

Fall 2023 BabySteps Savings Plan Program

The MA Treasurer’s Office of Economic Empowerment will discuss BabySteps and the recent expansion that partners with SNAP. The BabySteps Savings Plan provides every Massachusetts infant with a free $50 seed deposit into a MEFA U.Fund 529 account. Download presentation.

Summer 2023 Protecting Beneficiaries from Becoming Victims of Healthcare Errors, Fraud and Abuse

Comprehensive overview of the MA Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program mission. Additionally, members will gain a better appreciation for the role they can have in activating consumers to become better engaged in their healthcare by keeping a personal healthcare journal, “My Health Care Tracker,” and documenting all medical encounters. Through case scenarios members will understand… Continue Reading Summer 2023 Protecting Beneficiaries from Becoming Victims of Healthcare Errors, Fraud and Abuse

Fall 2021 Kinship Navigation Program

Kinship Navigator is a program of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that helps all kinship caregivers (grandparents and other relatives) access services for themselves and the children they are raising. Here you will find the presentation. Click on the link icon to the right to access the recording.

Fall 2021 BabySteps Savings Plan Program

The Office of Economic Empowerment will present an overview of the BabySteps Savings Plan Program. BabySteps is a program that provides an incentive for opening a savings account for post-secondary education or vocational training. The presentation will cover the ins and outs of CSA programs, significant geographical enrollment trends across Massachusetts, and the role healthcare… Continue Reading Fall 2021 BabySteps Savings Plan Program

Summer 2021 Department of Housing and Community Development

Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will provide an overview of the new Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), which leverages new federal funding for eligible low-income tenants who need financial assistance. The overview will also cover other resources available to renters and landlords as part of the Eviction Diversion Initiative (EDI). Download presentation and… Continue Reading Summer 2021 Department of Housing and Community Development

Summer 2021 My Ombudsman

My Ombudsman will provide an overview of the program including information about who they serve, what they do, what kinds of problems can they help and how to contact them. Download presentation. Click on the link icon to the right to access the recording.

Fall 2020 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

The Department of Transitional Assistance will present a brief overview of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), including information about how to become a SNAP Outreach partner. Download presentation and Q&A. Click on the link icon to the right to access the recording.