County of Hyde issued the following announcement on June 28.
Eligible North Carolina children will receive additional benefits over the summer to ensure they have access to nutritious food. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services recently received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to continue the Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer food assistance program through Summer 2022.
The extension of Summer P-EBT will provide approximately $303 million in food assistance benefits to approximately 975,000 North Carolina children.
"For some kids, summer vacation means wondering where their next meal will come from," said NCDHHS Secretary Kody H. Kinsley. "Children need healthy food to grow and learn, and we will continue to do everything we can to support this effort as part of the NCDHHS priority to improve child and family well-being."
Students who received free or reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program in May 2022 are among the groups eligible for the PEBT program.
For more information on P-EBT, visit http://www.ncdhhs.gov/PEBT
North Carolinians interested in applying for FNS benefits may apply at epass.nc.gov or at your local county department of social services.
Source: https://cms2files.revize.com/hydecounty/Summer%20P-EBT%20Benefits.pdf
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