the snap task force

The Research Packet For

THE SNAP TASK FORCE

Meeting of November 19, 2020

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SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) TASK FORCE

Contents

I. United States Department of Agriculture ....................................................................... 3

USDA: USDA Extends Free meals for All Kids ....................................................................... 3

USDA Announces Fourth Round of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program ............................. 4

II. New York State Office of Temporary and Disablility Assistance ............................... 5

Administrative Directive Memorandum (ADM): New SNAP Only Application .......... 5

Administrative Directive Memorandum(ADM): Supplemental Nutrition Assistance

Program Eligibility for Students Enrolled in a Program of Career and Technical

Education or Qualified Educational Opportunity Center Program .......................... 5

Informative Letter (INF) 2021 Federal Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) and 2021

SSI and SSP Maximum Monthly Benefit Levels Chart ................................................... 6

Informative Letter (INF) 2020-2021 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) ........... 7

General Information System (GIS) COVID-19 November Emergency Allotments to

SNAP Households .............................................................................................................. 8

General Information System (GIS) COVID-19 SNAP Interview Requirement and

Certification Period Extension Waiver Renewals .......................................................... 9

Monthly Caseload Statistics – August 2020 ........................................................................ 10

III. New York City Human Resources Administration ......................................................... 11

POLICY BULLETIN #20-65-Waiver of the Abled Bodied Adults Without Dependent (ABAWD) Time Limits ........................................................................................................................ 11

POLICY BULLETIN #20-61 Opening Date for The 2020-2021 Home Energy Assistance

Program (HEAP) Heating Equipment Repair and Replacement (HERR) and

Heating Equipment Clean and Tune(C&T) Components ........................................ 11

IV. Reports, News and Notable Items ................................................................................ 12

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities .............................................................................. 12

Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)........................................................................... 13

V. Other Items ....................................................................................................................... 14

HRA Mediations Liaison Update ...................................................................................... 14

HRA Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Cards ................................................................. 15




I. United States Department of Agriculture

USDA: USDA Extends Free meals for All Kids

https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/16/icymi-usda-extends-free-

meals-all-kids

Department Thanks School Nutrition Partners for Dedication to Service

Washington, Oct. 16, 2020 -- President Donald Trump proclaimed this week National

School Lunch Week 2020, highlighting the vital role of school nutrition professionals in

ensuring that children in all communities nationwide continue to get nutritious meals,

despite the challenges posed by the current public health emergency. To keep this work

going, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue recently

announced the continued extension of nationwide flexibilities that allow free school

meals for all children throughout the entire 2020-2021 school year.

“As our nation recovers and reopens, we want to ensure that children continue to receive

the nutritious breakfasts and lunches they count on during the school year wherever they

are, and however they are learning,” said Secretary Perdue. “We are grateful for the

heroic efforts by our school food service professionals who are consistently serving

healthy meals to kids during these trying times, and we know they need maximum

flexibility right now. I appreciate President Trump for his unwavering commitment to

ensuring kids receive the food they need during this pandemic and for supporting USDA

in continuing to provide these unprecedented flexibilities.”

“Children can’t focus on learning if they are hungry,” said USDA Deputy Under

Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Brandon Lipps. “And despite the

unprecedented circumstances, Americans can count on USDA’s child nutrition programs

and our hard working partners in communities across America to ensure our nation’s

school children get the food they need to grow and thrive.”

FRAC commends the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its decision to extend

the Summer Nutrition waivers through June 30, 2021. This extension will ensure schools

and private nonprofit organizations have the consistency and time needed in order to

https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/16/icymi-usda-extends-free-meals-all-kids

https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/16/icymi-usda-extends-free-meals-all-kids

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-national-school-lunch-week-2020/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-national-school-lunch-week-2020/

https://www.fns.usda.gov/news-item/usda-040120




effectively plan and implement meal service for millions of children across the country

who rely on free and reduced-price school meals,” said Luis Guardia, President, Food

Research & Action Center.

“With continued school disruptions, our network of member food banks were eager to see

the United States Department of Agriculture take action to extend critical child nutrition

waivers until the end of the academic year. School meals are the only reliable source of

nutrition each day for millions of children in this country, and this announcement will

ensure that families are not turned away or forced to go to another location to access

meals,” said Kate Leone, Chief Government Relations Officer, Feeding America.

Background:

On Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, USDA extended flexibilities in its Summer Food Service

Program (SFSP) and Seamless Summer Option (SSO) through June 30, 2021, to allow

schools and other sites to continue to provide meals at no cost to all children. The

department previously extended free meals through December 2020, based on funding

available at the time, but was now able to extend throughout the entire 2020-2021 school

year thanks to language in the continuing resolution signed into law by President Trump

on Oct. 1, 2020.

The extended waivers:

Allow SFSP and SSO meals to be served in all areas and at no cost;

Permit meals to be served outside of the typically required group settings and meal

times;

Waive meal pattern requirements, as necessary; and

Allow parents and guardians to pick-up meals for their children.

USDA Announces Fourth Round of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program

https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/23/usda-announces-fourth-round-

farmers-families-food-box-program

(Washington, D.C., Oct. 23, 2020) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today

announced it has authorized $500 million for a fourth round of purchases for the USDA

Farmers to Families Food Box Program. USDA is issuing solicitations for the fourth

https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/23/usda-announces-fourth-round-farmers-families-food-box-program

https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/23/usda-announces-fourth-round-farmers-families-food-box-program

https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food-to-usda/farmers-to-families-food-box

https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food-to-usda/farmers-to-families-food-box




round to existing Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) holders and expects to award

contracts by Oct. 30 for deliveries of food boxes from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31, 2020.

In the fourth round, as in the third round, states have been allocated boxes based on the

internal need of the state. The program will continue the purchase of combination boxes

to include fresh produce, dairy products, fluid milk and meat products. The program also

will continue to require that proposals illustrate how coverage would be provided to areas

identified as opportunity zones, detail subcontracting agreements, and address the “last

mile” delivery of product into the hands of the food insecure population. Entities who

meet the government’s requirements and specifications will be issued agreements and

submit pricing through a competitive acquisition process.

II. New York State Office of Temporary and Disablility Assistance

Administrative Directive Memorandum (ADM): New SNAP Only Application

https://otda.ny.gov/policy/directives/2020/ADM/20-ADM-14.pdf

The purpose of this ADM is to introduce a new SNAP-only application form, the LDSS-

5166: “Application/Recertification for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Benefits”. This form is designed to be used by households in which all adults are 60 years

or older, or disabled, and in which no adult has earned income, and will be the

application and recertification form routinely used for the Elderly Simplified Application

Project (ESAP) when the ESAP is launched in 2021. (Further information, training and a

directive about the ESAP will be provided prior to implementation.) As noted above, this

new form may be used only to apply and recertify for SNAP benefits. It may not be used

to apply for Temporary Assistance (TA) benefits.

Administrative Directive Memorandum(ADM): Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Eligibility for Students Enrolled in a Program of Career and Technical Education or Qualified Educational Opportunity Center Program







October 16,2020 This Administrative Directive (ADM) provides policy guidance to social

services districts (districts) regarding the expansion of the “eligible student” provision

under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which will make

additional college students and Educational Opportunity Center participants eligible

for SNAP benefits so they are better able to meet their nutritional needs while

advancing their education. Specifically, the “eligible student” provision is expanded to

include individuals who are attending an institution of higher education at least

halftime, (as determined by the college), and who are enrolled in a career and

technical education program as defined under the Carl D. Perkins Career and

Technical Education Act of 2006 (as amended by the Strengthening Career and

Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, effective July 1, 2019 and informally

known as Perkins V).

The purpose of this ADM is to provide districts with guidance on the SNAP student

exemption criteria for individuals between 18 and 49 years of age, who are attending

an institution of higher education at least half-time and participating in a qualified

program of career and technical education. OTDA has determined that students who

are attending a SUNY or CUNY comprehensive college, technology college, or

community college and are enrolled in a qualified certificate or degree CTE program,

and students attending an EOC and enrolled in a CTE program, remedial courses, basic

adult education, literacy, or English as a second language will now qualify for SNAP

under the employment and training program exemption, if otherwise eligible. This

change expands the definition of an “eligible student” under SNAP and enables certain

low-income college students who are currently ineligible for SNAP to qualify to receive

benefits, if otherwise eligible for SNAP. This policy change will permit these students to

better meet their nutritional needs while advancing their education.

Informative Letter (INF) 2021 Federal Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) and 2021 SSI and SSP Maximum Monthly Benefit Levels Chart

https://otda.ny.gov/policy/directives/2020/INF/20-INF-12.pdf

Purpose The purpose of this Informational Letter is to inform local social services districts

(districts) that the January 1, 2021 federal cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Title II

Retirement, Survivors and Disability Insurance (RSDI) Social Security benefits and Title XVI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits has been set at 1.3%. The 2021 SSI and SSP

Maximum Monthly Benefit Levels Chart with an effective date of January 1, 2021 is

attached.

Background The Social Security Administration (SSA) adjusts RSDI and federal SSI

benefits to reflect the increase in the cost of living. This COLA increase is based on the

https://otda.ny.gov/policy/directives/2020/INF/20-INF-12.pdf




change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers

(CPI-W) from the third quarter of the previous year to the third quarter of the current

year

Informative Letter (INF) 2020-2021 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)

https://otda.ny.gov/policy/directives/2020/LCM/20-LCM-11.pdf

Purpose This Local Commissioners Memorandum (LCM) is to provide local social services

districts (districts) with information for the administration of all components and benefits

of the 2020-2021 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP).

The HEAP benefit opens November 02,2020. The deadline to submit application is

March 15,2021

Background HEAP is a federally funded energy program intended to provide assistance

to low income households, particularly those with the lowest incomes that pay a high

proportion of household income for home energy, primarily to meet their immediate

home energy needs. To receive federal funding, states must submit a State Plan to the

United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) each year. New York

State’s 2020-2021 HEAP State Plan was submitted to HHS and may be found on the

Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) website at:

http://otda.ny.gov/programs/heap/stateplan.asp

https://otda.ny.gov/policy/directives/2020/LCM/20-LCM-11.pdf




New York City applicants may apply by downloading a HEAP application through

ACCESS NYC and submitting it to the NYC Department of Social Services/Human

Resources Administration (NYCDSS/HRA Visit the website: Visit the https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/energy-assistance.page for more information and to download applications

Call HEAP: HEAP Infoline at 800-692-0557 if you have questions about HEAP or 212-331-3126 for operator assistance.

Call the Heat Line at 212-331-3150 if you have trouble paying your heat bill or are home-bound and need assistance with HEAP.

Send application to: Home Energy Assistance Program/HEAP P.O. Box 1401 Church Street Station New York, NY 10008

General Information System (GIS) COVID-19 November Emergency Allotments to SNAP Households

https://otda.ny.gov/policy/gis/2020/20DC102.pdf

The purpose of this GIS is to advise social services districts (districts) that Emergency

Allotments (EA) will be issued to some Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

(SNAP) recipient households that received benefits for the month of November 2020.

The allotments were authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020

and are being issued in accordance with the terms of the United States Department of

Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) memorandum of March 20, 2020.

The EA benefits will be issued as supplements only to SNAP households that have not or

will not receive the maximum household benefit, based on the household’s size, for

November 2020. The supplement will be the difference between the amount of SNAP

benefits the household received for the month and the maximum benefit amount for

the household’s size.

Only SNAP households that did not receive the maximum benefit for the size of the

household for November are eligible for the EA supplement. This includes households

that received a pro-rated, partial issuance for November. SNAP Households that

received the maximum benefit, based on their household’s size, for November are not

eligible for an EA supplement.

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/energy-assistance.page

tel:800-692-0557

tel:212-331-3126

tel:212-331-3126

tel:212-331-3150





New York City The EA supplements will be issued in ten cohorts, based on the case toe-

digit, on 11/14, and from 11/17 through 11/21 and from 11/24 through 11/28/20. The

supplement will be issued using Payment Type Codes 20 and 22, and a unique

authorization number.

General Information System (GIS) COVID-19 SNAP Interview Requirement and Certification Period Extension Waiver Renewals


November 09,2020. Title VI, Section 4603(a)(1)(B) of the Continuing Appropriations Act,

2021, and Other Extensions Act, the Continuing Resolution (CR) recently passed by

Congress and signed into law by the President on October 1, 2020, reinstated the

lapsed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) interview adjustment waivers

and certification extension period waiver originally authorized under the Families First

Coronavirus Response Act. The CR reinstated and extended the availability of these

waivers through June 30, 2021.

The SNAP interview adjustment waivers originally were described in GIS TA/DC022,

dated March 31, 2020, and GIS TA/DC026, dated, April 3, 2020. GIS TA/DC026

superseded GIS TA/DC022. The purpose of this GIS is to advise social services districts

(districts) about the further extension of the availability of these waivers, as described in

GIS TA/DC096, and to provide guidance about their application. With the extension,

these adjustments will now be in effect through March 31, 2021.

OTDA will evaluate the need for future extensions to these adjustments at a later date.

SNAP Interviews at Initial Application and Recertification Districts will not be required to

interview households applying for SNAP at initial application or recertification, provided

that both of the following conditions have been met:

• the applicant’s identity has been verified; and,

• all other mandatory information and verification has been provided and is valid

If either of these conditions has not been met, then an interview will be required

according to regular interview policy and processes. Districts will be required to

interview the household if any of the If either of these conditions has not been met, then

an interview will be required according to regular interview policy and processes.

Districts will be required to interview the household if any of the





Initial SNAP Applications Eligible for Expedited Processing As districts are aware, for

applications eligible for expedited processing, the only information that must be verified

prior to the initial expedited issuance is the applicant’s identity. (We remind districts that

an applicant’s identity can be verified via the SSN validation process in accordance

with Section III.E.1 of 12-INF-06.) All other verification required and necessary to establish

eligibility for ongoing benefits and to determine the ongoing benefit amount may be

pended but must be provided prior to the issuance of ongoing SNAP benefits. Until

March 31, 2021, any applications for SNAP that are screened and found eligible for

expedited processing, if the identity of the applicant has been verified, and if sufficient

information for making a determination of eligibility and for calculating a benefit has

been provided (verification of this information can be pended), the application may

be processed and an expedited benefit issued without an interview being attempted

or taking place. Please note, that districts are not prohibited from doing interviews, just

not required.

Mandatory Verification Federal regulation 7 CFR 237.2(f) requires the following

information to be verified at application. SNAP policy guidance on the verification of

the following mandatory eligibility factors has not changed in response to the COVID-19

public health emergency:

1. Identity

2. Social Security Number

3. Residency

4. Gross non-exempt income (earned and unearned)

5. Disability

6. Alien eligibility

Monthly Caseload Statistics – August 2020

https://otda.ny.gov/resources/caseload/2020/2020-08-stats.pdf

https://otda.ny.gov/resources/caseload/2020/2020-08-stats.pdf




III. New York City Human Resources Administration

POLICY BULLETIN #20-65-Waiver of the Abled Bodied Adults Without Dependent (ABAWD) Time Limits

October 21,2020. The purpose of this policy bulletin is to inform Job Center, HIV/AIDS

Services Administration (HASA) and Non-Cash Assistance (NCA) Supplemental Nutrition

Assistance Program (SNAP) Center staff that the New York State Office of Temporary

and Assistance (OTDA) has obtained a statewide waiver from the United States

Department of Agriculture (USDA) of the Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents

(ABAWD) time limits for the period October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

The ABAWD time limits on SNAP benefit eligibility have been suspended nationwide as a

result of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The nationwide suspension became

effective April 1, 2020 and will continue until the month following the month in which the

public health emergency declaration due to COVID-19 is lifted.

As a result of the statewide waiver, the Agency is no longer required to mail individuals

who are determined to be ABAWD’s, the Notice of Able-Bodied Adult Without

Dependents (ABAWD) Status (FIA-1021).

POLICY BULLETIN #20-61 Opening Date for The 2020-2021 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Heating Equipment Repair and Replacement (HERR) and Heating Equipment Clean and Tune(C&T) Components

The purpose of this policy bulletin is to inform FIA HEAP, Job Center, and Non-Cash

Assistance (NCA) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Center staff of the




opening of the 2020-2021 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Heating Equipment

Repair and Replacement (HERR) and Heating Equipment Clean and Tune (C&T)

components on Thursday, October 1, 2020. Applications for the 2020-2021 HEAP HERR

and C&T components must be accepted as of Thursday, October 1, 2020. Benefits are

provided on a first come, first served basis to eligible applicants through September 30,

2021, or until funds are no longer available, whichever comes first. All applications for

HERR and C&T must be processed in accordance with instructions found in the New

York State HEAP Manual. The 2020- 2021 HEAP Opening Local Commissioners

Memorandum (LCM) with 2020-2021 HERR and C&T Guides will be available shortly.

When processing HERR and C&T payments for 2020-2021, staff must use the

authorization period of 10/01/20 to 9/30/21. HERR and C&T applications received on or

after October 1, 2020, must have a payment line To Date equal to 9/30/21.

IV. Reports, News and Notable Items

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

https://www.cbpp.org/blog/provide-adequate-snap-funding-for-fiscal-year-2021

November 12,2020. The Agriculture appropriations bill for fiscal year 2021 that the

Senate Appropriations Committee released Tuesday includes substantially less funding

for SNAP (food stamps) than the program is likely to need, because the bill’s funding

level is based on outdated, pre-COVID-19 funding estimates. Traditionally, appropriators

wait until the House-Senate conference committee meets to set the final number for

SNAP. This year, at a minimum, significant adjustments will be needed to update the

number to reflect current need.

There are two basic issues. First, it’s unclear just how much funding SNAP will need for

fiscal year 2021, which started October 1, given the high degree of uncertainty

concerning the depth and duration of the pandemic and the economic downturn (as

well as the uncertainty surrounding various expansions in unemployment insurance and

other programs and policies that were enacted in response to COVID but are slated to

expire at the end of December). Second, although SNAP is an entitlement program —

meaning that anyone who qualifies under program rules can receive benefits if they

apply — Congress has historically appropriated a specific dollar amount for SNAP each

year, and program costs cannot exceed the appropriated amount.

Congress could solve this problem by treating SNAP in the same manner as it treats

most other entitlement programs: that is, by providing in the appropriations bill an

amount reflecting an estimate of what will be needed, but accompanying that with

flexibility for the federal agency operating the program to spend whatever is needed in

the last quarter of the fiscal year so benefits are available throughout the year for all

https://www.cbpp.org/blog/provide-adequate-snap-funding-for-fiscal-year-2021

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/AGFY2021.pdf




eligible applicants. This structure ensures that a program cannot run out of funding

because of unexpected enrollment increases or other unanticipated costs.

Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)

https://frac.org/blog/shine-a-light-on-hungry-households-tell-congress-and-the-

president-to-pass-a-covid-19-bill-that-will-put-food-on-the-table-for-

millions?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=38f91217-b10d-45c7-a5a9-ec2f5462bc2c

Shine a Light on Hungry Households: Tell Congress and the President to Pass a COVID-19

Bill That Will Put Food on the Table for Millions

BY WENDY FORBES

Content Writer/Technical Editor

November 16, 2020

For many cultures and faiths, it’s the holiday season. While each holiday is unique, they

share some similarities, and one of those is the important symbol of light. For example,

diyas are lit for Diwali, menorahs for Hanukkah, yule logs for Christmas, and kinaras for

Kwanzaa.

With all of this brightness, it’s hard to imagine that many individuals and families are

unsure about where their next meal will come from. After nearly a full year of COVID-

19’s devastating effects, which include stretching health care resources, closing schools

and businesses, and driving up unemployment, shining a spotlight on hungry

households is more important than ever.

In 38 states and the District of Columbia, more than 1 in 10 adults with children said they

did not have enough to eat in the first few months of the pandemic. To start to

appreciate what this means, try this exercise: list all of the adults with children you know.

Circle at least one name for every 10 on the list. Now imagine how many are in your

neighborhood, town or city, county, state, and finally, in the entire country.

The good news is that it doesn’t have to be this way. Solutions exist to address

America’s hunger crisis, which has only deepened as a result of COVID-19. And you

can help shine a light on those solutions.

Tell your Members of Congress and the President to take immediate action to pass a

comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill that makes investments in nutrition and other critical

https://frac.org/blog/shine-a-light-on-hungry-households-tell-congress-and-the-president-to-pass-a-covid-19-bill-that-will-put-food-on-the-table-for-millions?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=38f91217-b10d-45c7-a5a9-ec2f5462bc2c



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programs to assist people in meeting their basic needs during the pandemic and

beyond. Hungry people can’t wait any longer. For details and helpful links on how to do

that, head to https://frac.org/covid-19-actions.

In addition to hanging lights or burning candles and lamps this holiday season, let’s flip

the switch on hunger and turn on a light of hope because no one in this country should

experience hunger no matter what time of year it is, let alone during the holidays.

V. Other Items

HRA Mediations Liaison Update

November 02,2020. As result of the COVID-19 Emergency, the HRA Mediation Model

Liaison contact were reassign. Effective Immediately the below HRA liaison have been

assign to assist in mediation cases All mediations to Arlene Henry, Amina Serrar, Erica Smith, Juanita Harris and Sharon Russell with a copy to Courtney Herbert. Please remove Yama Phillips Arlene Henry: [email protected] Amina Serrar: [email protected] Sharon Russell: [email protected] Erica Smith: [email protected] Juanita Harris: [email protected] Courtney Herbert: [email protected]

Foodbank Training:

Training on SNAP Eligibility for College Students Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Location: Virtually on Cisco Webex Trainer: Yuanjing Jeff Lin, Network Resource Trainer, City Wide Respond Rapid

Response Unit Link to register:

https://foodbanknyc.webex.com/foodbanknyc/onstage/g.php?MTID=e74994e3731a4b

6775cdfe3f676a54b2d

https://frac.org/covid-19-actions

mailto:[email protected]





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HRA Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Cards

EBT replacement cards can be requested by calling the State OTDA at 888.328-6399.

For anyone having difficulty accessing a replacement card by phone, cards can also

be requested by setting up an online EBT account at https://www.connectebt.com/.

Clients can use this account to request a replacement card, check card balance,

review transaction history, change a PIN, and more.

HRA Info Line: 718-557- 1399

Community Meals School Free Meals

https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/food/community-meals

NYC Food Delivery Assistance

https://cv19engagementportal.cityofnewyork.us/#/display/5e7555117ad6750216160409

Pandemic EBT

Families in the first round of P-EBT benefits (last school year), who have not yet received

their P-EBT benefits for eligible children who were enrolled in school during March – June

2020, should contact State OTDA’s hotline or complete an online form for assistance

which can be found here

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NYS OTDA P-EBT HELPLINE -1-833-452-0096

NYS OTDA Email: [email protected]

OTDA FAQs: https://otda.ny.gov/SNAP-COVID-19/Frequently-Asked-Questions-

Pandemic-EBT.asp#header

The recent Federal appropriations Continuing Resolution authorizes Pandemic EBT benefits for

the 2020-2021 school year for students on the days that they are not in school, either because

their schools were closed or during the times that they were learning remotely on a modified

“hybrid” learning model. The Pandemic EBT program will continue to be administered by the

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