Important note for Massachusetts families

As announced by Governor Baker yesterday (and a multi-week joint project of the Department of Transitional Assistance and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education), families whose children are eligible for free or reduced-price meals will be receiving P-EBT or Pandemic EBT beginning in May.
Note this will NOT replace meals districts currently are serving; this is in addition to this.
All students in districts that serve universal free meals will be counted in that (that means all Boston, Worcester, Springfield, and so forth public school students).
Families will get a letter from DTA in May outlining the eligibility. If families already receive EBT, the benefit will be added to their current cards; if not, they will receive a card with this benefit.
it is $5.70 per eligible student per day, or $28.50 a week.
Please note that this is NOT a public charge benefit and it does NOT impact immigration status.