Food & Nutrition

Eligible Families will Receive Additional Support through P-EBT 

• Families with children eligible for free or reduced-price school meals can receive additional support to purchase groceries through California’s Pandemic Emergency Benefits Transfer Program (P-EBT). 
• Families with P-EBT eligible children that receive CalFresh, Medi-Cal, or Foster Care benefits do not need to apply for P-EBT benefits and will receive a P-EBT card with up to $365 for each eligible child. 
• Other families receiving free or reduced-price school meal benefits but not on public benefit assistance will need to complete a short online application. 
• P-EBT is available to all eligible California families, regardless of their immigration status. 
• P-EBT is not the same as CalFresh or Food Stamps. P-EBT is an emergency food benefit and is similar to other benefits that immigration officials do not consider for public charge purposes.