BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Low-income families in Louisiana have another week to apply for a program to provide healthy meals for children who lost access to school meals during the coronavirus pandemic, the state education department said Monday.
Monday had been the original deadline to apply for the federally funded Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer program. But the department extended the time to apply until June 15.
#𝗣𝗘𝗕𝗧 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟱.
— Louisiana DCFS (@LouisianaDCFS) June 15, 2020
The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program provides financial assistance to replace reduced-price school meals. #covid19 #coronavirus #schoollunch
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The federal program is for families of children in prekindergarten through 12th grade who normally receive free or reduced-price meals at school. Louisiana schools have been closed since March 16.
Families can apply through a P-EBT portal on the Louisiana Department of Education website.
