P-EBT Information

 

Summer 2023 P-EBT will be provided to school age children that meet all the following requirements:

• Enrolled for at least one day in May 2023 in a school that participated in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) or School Breakfast (SBP) in SY 2022–23
  
  
• Student eligibility:
  
  
  • Determined eligible any time during SY 2022–23, for free or reduced-price meals through meal application, alternative income form, direct certification, or designation as homeless, migrant, or foster; or
    
    
  • Attended a school that participates in Provision 2 or the Community Eligibility Provision, regardless of individual student eligibility

Note: There are several situations in which students may not qualify for Summer 2023 P-EBT, which include the following:

• Exited school or graduated prior to May 1, 2023
  
  
• Transferred out of state
  
  
• Transferred to a school not participating in NSLP, SBP before May 1, 2023
  
  
• Young children under age 6 that are not enrolled in a K-12 public school

 

The Summer 2023 P-EBT is for the period from June through August 2023, and has a set benefit amount of $120. The CDSS will begin mailing Summer P-EBT cards July 16, 2023 through August 30, 2023. These cards will be distinguishable as a P-EBT 4.0 card. Cards will be mailed to the address maintained in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Database (CALPADS). The CDE requests that school districts ensure that address data are up-to-date, and for those students with no address (due to homelessness or other reason), to populate either the school or district address. If a student address field is blank, the CDE will include the district office address for the student prior to sending the information to CDSS. The CDE CALPADS office will issue a Flash communication to CALPADS administrators advising when the data will be pulled.

 

https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/smmr2023pebtannncmnt.asp 

 

MORE INFORMATION

Households that require assistance with P-EBT cards can call the P-EBT Helpline at 877-328-9677 (Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.)

 

For more information about P-EBT, please visit the CDSS P-EBT web page.

 

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

 

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

 

mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

 

fax:

(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

 

email:
[email protected]
 

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.