SERO Regional Administrator Shares P-EBT Message to Key Stakeholders

As part of the federal response to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), FNS played a vital role by responding to nutrition assistance needs during the pandemic. Through our regional state and local partners, FNS worked to ensure that children and vulnerable households had access to food.

The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) is part of FNS’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through P-EBT, eligible school children received temporary emergency nutrition benefits loaded on EBT cards that are used to purchase food. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, and the Seamless Summer Option (SSO) made it possible for schools to provide nutritious meals after the regular school session ended. Families First Coronavirus Response Act authorized FNS to approve an extension of State P-EBT plans during the summer due to the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration.