May 27, 2020

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ICYMI: Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Florida’s Participation in the USDA’s Pandemic EBT Program
P-EBT provides additional assistance to families with children participating in the free and reduced-price school meal program

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced federal approval for the implementation of Florida’s Pandemic EBT Program (P-EBT). The Department of Children and Families (DCF), in partnership with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), developed a P-EBT program to automatically issue benefits during the month of June to more than 2.1 million children who have temporarily lost access to free and reduced-price school meals…. READ FULL PRESS RELEASE