*New* FAQ on P-EBT & Other P-EBT Resources

*New* FAQ About Pandemic EBT in California

P-EBT is underway in California! We're hearing many important questions from individuals and organizations across the state. With that in mind, we've developed an FAQ intended to answer pressing questions about the extension of the P-EBT application deadline, application processing times, changes in address, and how to get help with P-EBT, among other topics.

Read our newly released P-EBT FAQ .

Coming Soon: P-EBT FAQ in Spanish!

Have additional questions?

Please see Five Things to Know About Pandemic EBT in California (updated June 18, 2020) for eligibility information and other topics not included in this FAQ

Other P-EBT Resources

CDSS Pandemic EBT Digital Application Outreach Toolkit Phase 3 (July 2020)

San Diego Hunger Coalition Outreach Materials, including a flyer for families which is available in 12 languages (updated June 19, 2020)

Summer Meals & P-EBT in the News

Read our CalMatters Commentary about the rise of childhood hunger during the COVID-19 crisis and how our leaders can help stop it:

Governor Newsom and state leaders should guarantee that all California kids can access free, nutritious meals during the tough summer ahead

Federal administrators should extend waivers that have enabled California schools and community organizations to safely offer free meals to kids since the early days of the pandemic

Federal leaders should fund Pandemic-EBT until schools are fully reopened -- and include young children currently left out of the program

For more information, contact Tia Shimada at [email protected] or Betzabel Estudillo at

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