PWCS students approved for free or reduced-price meals prior to school closures will soon receive funds on a Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Card. Households will receive $5.70 per eligible student, per day, up to a maximum of 66 days of school closure.
- Families currently receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits who are eligible for P-EBT will have the benefits added to their EBT card in the next two weeks.
- Families with students approved for free or reduced-price meals who do not receive SNAP will receive a P-EBT card in the mail in the next four-to-six weeks.
Households
approved
for
free
or
reduced-price
meals
prior
to
school
closures
do
not
need
to
be
current
SNAP
participants
or
complete
an
additional
application
to
qualify
for
P-EBT
benefits.
The
Virginia
Department
of
Social
Services
and
the
Virginia
Department
of
Education
are
working
together
to
operate
this
program
for
families
of
school-age
children,
who
would
have
received
free
or
reduced-price
school
meals
if
schools
were
open.
Virginia
is
one
of
20
states
approved
to
provide
this
temporary
food
assistance
during
public
school
closures
resulting
from
the
coronavirus
pandemic.
Have
questions?
Visit
this
Virginia
Department
of
Social
Services
P-EBT
frequently
asked
questions
page.