Applications for Summer P-EBT Benefits Open in Texas
SAN ANGELO, TX The application for Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer is now open. Due to school closures from COVID-19, Texas officials received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide pandemic food benefits to families that temporarily lost access to free or reduced-price school meals, said the district in a statement.
Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) provides eligible families with benefits used to buy food from any retailer who accepts the Lone Star Card.
A parent/guardian must apply if an eligible child is:
Enrolled in a K-12 school and is NOT a part of a family who received SNAP benefits for at least one month between August 2020 and June 2021
EXTENDED P-EBT: Massachusetts has received federal approval to continue providing Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer, or P-EBT, benefits to families this summer, a decision the Department of Transitional Assistance estimates will
THE Nutrition Assistance Program office will not be accepting Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer, or P-EBT, applications from June 1 to 7, 2021, due to the NAP drive-thru benefit distribution.
In Massachusetts, 1.6 million adults are struggling to get enough to eat
A new survey by the Greater Boston Food Bank shows how widespread food insecurity remains
By Janelle Nanos Globe Staff,Updated May 5, 2021, 4:56 p.m.
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Brenda Romero worked with staff and volunteers filling food boxes at La Colaborativa in Chelsea.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, 1.6 million adults in Massachusetts are still struggling to get enough to eat.
A new survey conducted by the Greater Boston Food Bank has found that many of the households experiencing hunger at the outset of the pandemic are still food-insecure, and many more are not accessing available programs that could help. People of color and families with children are still disproportionately experiencing food insecurity, according to the survey.
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