Earlier this week, Governor Kelly announced the continuation of the Pandemic EBT program for Kansas families who may have missed out on school lunches during the 2020-21 school year.
The program is a collaboration between Kelly’s administration and the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) and the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE).
The program will provide a nutritional resource to families who lost access to free or reduced-cost meals and/or childcare meals due to school closures as well as reduced in-person attendance hours for at least 5 consecutive days.
Children that attended a school that reported days missed due to COVID-19 are eligible for the program.
Kansas DCF Secretary Laura Howard added, “This year, the P-EBT benefit has been expanded to include youth in childcare facilities who were affected by the pandemic.”
Additionally, children under the age of 6 in a household that received food assistance in Kansas at any time since October 1st, 2020 are eligible for P-EBT benefits if they live or attend a facility in an area where one or more schools were closed or operating with reduced attendance or hours.
Recipients can use their P-EBT funds to purchase foods from approved retailers that accept food assistance benefits.
