{"id":7298,"date":"2020-05-29T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T15:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/?p=7298"},"modified":"2020-05-28T12:44:56","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T17:44:56","slug":"pandemic-electronic-benefit-transfer-p-ebt-benefit-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/pandemic-electronic-benefit-transfer-p-ebt-benefit-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Benefit Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Times;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial\"><em>This letter is intended for families with:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Times;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial\"><em>Children who received SNAP food benefits for March 2020.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Times;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial\"><em>Children who are certified for free or reduced-price school meals during the 2019-20 Texas school year.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Times;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial\"><em>Children who attend a school that offers free meals to all students (Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2).<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Times;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial\">If you do not meet at least one of these criteria, you are not eligible for the benefits described below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Times;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial\">Dear Parent or Guardian,<\/p>\n<p style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Times;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial\">We understand the challenging circumstances you are experiencing and wanted you to know your household may be eligible to receive Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) benefits to buy food from any retailer that accepts the Texas Lone Star Card.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Times;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial\">P-EBT is a one-time benefit of up to $285 and will be issued on an EBT card to assist families during this unanticipated school closure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Times;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial\">Children up to 21 years old who are certified for free or reduced-price meals at school in Texas during the 2019-20 school year and all children who attend a school that offers free meals to all students (Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2) are eligible to receive P-EBT benefits.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Times;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial\">Families who received SNAP benefits for the month of March 2020 and have children 5-18 years old as of May 17, 2020, do not need to apply for those children. These families will receive P-EBT benefits on their current Lone Star Card by May 22. No further action is required of you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Times;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial\">Families with children up to 21 years old who are certified to receive free or reduced-price meals during the 2019-20 school year need to apply for P-EBT. (This includes families who received SNAP benefits for the month of March 2020 and have children under 5 and between 19 and 21.) These families will need to apply for P-EBT benefits online. Eligible families will receive a school email with a link to the P-EBT application the first week of June. You will have until June 30, 2020 to complete the application. Once approved, a P-EBT card will be mailed to your household.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Times;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial\">Please refer to the \u201cHow to Apply for P-EBT\u201d handout for more information about the application process and what information you will need to provide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Times;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial\">You will have one year, from the date the benefits were issued, to use your P-EBT food benefits. P-EBT benefits are non-transferrable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Times;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial\">We trust this benefit will prove helpful. For more information, please visit hhs.texas.gov\/PEBT. A P-EBT call center will be available in June when the application is available. The phone number will be included in the information we send you with the application link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This letter is intended for families with: Children who received SNAP food benefits for March 2020. Children who are certified for free or reduced-price school meals during the 2019-20 Texas school year. Children who attend a school that offers free meals to all students (Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2). 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