Northshore School District issued the following announcement on June 16
Because our school buildings were closed due to COVID-19, your children may be eligible for food assistance, called Pandemic EBT (P-EBT): Emergency School Meals Program.
P-EBT provides families with funds to make up for the cost of meals while school buildings were closed. This benefit is for Washington children in grades K-12 who receive free or reduced-price school meals. These benefits will be on an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card which is used like a debit card to buy groceries.
If your family has lost income since school buildings closed, you may be eligible for free or reduced-price school meals. To find out if you are eligible and to apply online visit our Food Services page.
Every eligible child may receive up to a maximum of $399 of P-EBT. Immigration status does not matter for P-EBT – it is not Basic Food and will not count in a public charge test. P-EBT is intended to replace meals missed while schools closed due to COVID-19. Children are allowed to get free meals from school and community sites and get P-EBT at the same time – they are separate programs.
If your family does not receive Basic Food but your student has qualified for free or reduced priced meals through other sources, you must apply for P-EBT if you want to receive the funds. If your student is not already qualified for free or reduced priced meals, you will need to apply for meal benefits prior to applying for P-EBT. The P-EBT application will be open by June 30. There are two ways to apply:
- Go to: www.WashingtonConnection.org, or
- Call DSHS at 877-501-2233
Original source can be found here.
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