The only problem is that P-EBT cards are not transferable. The simplest solution would be to just hand over the P-EBT card to a needy family. How affluent and progressive families can make a big difference CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits.
#Donate food nyc full#
However, because every child, regardless of income, was entitled to a free lunch during the school year, no matter if they ever ate a school lunch, every child is now entitled to the full value of the P-EBT card. Despite the meals now being free, the pre-COVID average daily participation still hovers around 65 percent of DOE students. In New York City, beginning in the 2017-18 school year, all kids grades Pre-K to 12 were now entitled to a free lunch daily. Under CEP, if a school district has at least 62.5 percent of families receiving SNAP/Medicaid or TANF, the entire school district student body would now be entitled to a free lunch. To end lunch shaming, where kids were charged for school lunch even though their families were just above the eligibility cutoff (130 percent of the Federal Poverty Level), the Federal Government came up with Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). When I checked with a few parents to see if they know about the P-EBT card, they asked me to explain what law would allow them to get such a nice gift in the mail.
What is the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)? This is because affluent parents can spend down the full value of the card to buy milk, vegetables, fruit and meat at their local grocery store, using their P-EBT card, and then have the option to donate the dollar value on their P-EBT card to nonprofits that served our neediest residents. While this may seem counterintuitive, it is also an opportunity for wealthy public school parents to give an unrestricted cash shot in the arm, around $150 million, to our local anti-hunger organizations and other nonprofits. For example, a family with an annual income of $1 million or higher will receive the same amount on the P-EBT card as a family struggling on $40,000 a year. If our most affluent public school families choose to donate the value of their P-EBT card, New York City charities could reap as much as $150 million.ĭue to a federal school free lunch program regulation known as the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), all NYC-DOE families will benefit equally from P-EBT, regardless of income.
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