The Federal Communications Commission’s Emergency Broadband Benefit Program may be able to help families of students who are struggling to afford their monthly internet service.Households with a child who is approved to receive free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program, including children who attend schools participating in U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Community Eligibility Provision, are eligible for the EBB Program.Those .
Information on the EBB Program
Information on the EBB Program
On May 12, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued policy memo SP 12-2021 about the U.S. Department of Education Federal Communication Commission’s Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Program. The EBB is a new, temporary Federal program to help eligible families pay for internet service during the pandemic. Households with a child who was approved to receive free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program during the 2019–20 or 2020–21 school year, including children who attend schools participating in the Community Eligibility Provision, are eligible for the EBB Program.
Editorâs Note: The second of two articles focusing on food and agriculture in Vermont.
BENNINGTON â Drawing on centuries of Black wisdom and hard-earned experience, two leaders of the SUSU CommUNITY Farm recently presented an online keynote on âcreative strategies for food liberation in Vermont.â
âWe draw from and we learn from the wisdom of our ancestors while also at the same time planting seeds for the future generations,â said Amber Arnold, co-steward and co-executive director. âThat is the work that we center as we move on this journey to food liberation and land liberation in Vermont.â
The Bennington Local Food Summit was a day-long video conference held on May 15, held as part of Bennington Collegeâs three-year grant from the Mellon Foundation to address food insecurity in Bennington County
Gov. Abbott Announces Additional Food Benefits for Children
AUSTIN, TX – Governor Greg Abbott Thursday announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a second round of federal Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) food benefits for families with children who have temporarily lost access to free or reduced-price school meals due to COVID-19 during the 2020-2021 school year.
P-EBT provides a benefit of up to $1,200 per child for the school year. The amount of the benefit is based on the school the child attends and is determined by the number of days that most students at that school received remote instruction during the 2020-2021 school year. P-EBT benefits can be used in the same way as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits to pay for groceries. The administration of P-EBT is a joint effort by HHSC, the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) and Texas Educa
Governor Abbott, HHSC Announce $2.5 Billion In Pandemic Food Benefits For Texas Families
May 20, 2021 | Austin, Texas | Press Release
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a second round of federal Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) food benefits for families with children who have temporarily lost access to free or reduced-price school meals due to COVID-19 during the 2020-2021 school year.
P-EBT provides a benefit of up to $1,200 per child for the school year. The amount of the benefit is based on the school the child attends and is determined by the number of days that most students at that school received remote instruction during the 2020-2021 school year. P-EBT benefits can be used in the same way as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits to pay for groceries. The administration of P-EBT is a joint e