June 8, 2020
Dear Wabasha-Kellogg Families,
Three Food Resource Options Covered in this Post:
1) P-EBT
2) Drive Through Food Shelf
3) Summer Eats MN
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1. P-EBT: If your family qualified for free or reduced meals during the 2019-2020 school year, there is money available to you through a one-time Department of Human Services program created in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The program is called P-EBT (Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer). Families can receive up to $325/child to be used for groceries, so this is a significant amount of money.
Here is a link to read about the program, and to apply for the funds.
https://mn.p-ebt.org
Some general information about this program is as follows:
*Funds are only available to families with children ages 5-18 who qualified for free or reduced meals during the 2019-2020 school year.
*Applications for these funds can only be submitted online at the website listed above.
*You can apply between June 8 (starting at noon) and June 30. There will likely be a large number of people on the website the first week, so be patient!
*If you already receive SNAP or MFIP, you do NOT need to apply. The funds should have appeared directly on your EBT card on May 30.
*After you apply and are approved, an EBT card will be mailed to you. You can use this card just like a debit card.
If you have any questions, you should contact one of these two hotline phone numbers:
1-800-657-3698 or 1-651-431-4050.
We hope that many of our qualifying Wabasha-Kellogg families will be able to enjoy this benefit.
Two other summer food resources we want to bring to your attention are listed below:
2. June 13: One-time drive through food pickup being held here in Wabasha. There is no cost, and no need to sign up ahead of time. See the attached flyer.
3. Link to "Summer Eats MN", a website and mobile app where families can find information about free meals for children. https://www.summereatsmn.org/
Sincerely,
Kristi Kropp, Food Service Director
