Families of children who receive free or reduced-price meals are eligible for Pandemic EBT cards to help offset those meals lost when schools closed early, but they need to act fast. Syndi Dunn, Louisiana Department of Education spokesperson says applications must be completed by June 8th.
“So eligible families who complete an online application, a very simple one, will be issued a P-EBT card by mail, loaded with $285 per child,” says Dunn.
More than 600-thousand children normally receive free and reduced-price meals at schools and any child, prekindergarten through 12th grade is eligible for the Pandemic EBT card.
Dunn says even students who attend Community Eligibility Provisions schools, regardless of income, also qualify for the card.
“A list of those schools, if you don’t know if your school is one of them, can be found on the Louisiana Department of Education website as well as our social media page,” says Dunn.
Participation in other relief programs will not disqualify students from the P-EBT program. Dunn says so far approximately 60 percent of eligible families have applied for the benefits and they want to make sure no one is missed.
“Families can receive these benefits, if they are eligible, by filling out a very simple online application on the department of education website, social security numbers are not required,” says Dunn.
To apply go to https://www.louisianabelieves.com/docs/default-source/covid-19-resources/louisiana-p-ebt-information-and-application.pdf or call 1-888-524-3578
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