Beginning May 23, Kentucky families with students who normally receive free or reduced-price meals at school may get financial assistance to replace those meals.
FRANKFORT, Ky. — State departments are working together to provide food assistance to families who have lost access to free or reduced-price school meals during the pandemic.
Beginning May 23, Kentucky families with students who normally receive free or reduced-price meals at school may get financial assistance to replace those meals.
“These parents will be provided some additional benefits so they can use that to feed their children so that they don’t go hungry because they’re missing meals at school,” said CHFS Secretary Eric Friedlander. “When you apply for these benefits, it’s not just you as the individual that benefits. It’s your grocers, it’s your local businesses, it is the entire food system in Kentucky that benefits.”
Families who already receive assistance can receive the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer in addition to other benefits their household may get.
Children who already receive SNAP, Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program assistance, Kinship Care or Medicaid will automatically receive P-EBT on their EBT cards and do not need to apply separately.
P-EBT benefits will be added to existing EBT cards no later than May 28.
Families of all other children must complete a short online application and will be mailed an EBT card with instructions on how to activate and use their card.
You can apply or get information from June 2 through June 30 at www.benefind.ky.gov or by calling 855-306-8959.
Students who became eligible for free or reduced lunch after March 13 are eligible for P-EBT.
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The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services along with the Department for Community Based Services and the Kentucky Department of Education are partnering to make this happen.
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