Federal Agriculture approved Puerto Rico’s government plan for food assistance to students during the pandemic

Washington dc – The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved the Puerto Rican government plan to implement the program that may allow $ 390.7 million to be distributed to increase food attendance to students affected by interruptions and changes in school hours during the school year. pandemic of the coronavirus.

Washington-based commissioner Jenniffer González said today that the program, known by its acronym in English P-EBT and that in Puerto Rico will be administered by the Department of the Family, is designed to increase food security for students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Pandemic-EBT provides monetary assistance to households with students who have been affected by school closures or interruptions due to the pandemic, and therefore have limited access to meals offered daily by school canteens. pic.twitter.com/LvTxkPB0Fr

– Jenniffer González (@RepJenniffer) January 15, 2021

Through the P-EBT “a monthly monetary benefit equivalent to the closing days or hours that were given consecutively for a minimum of 5 days” can be delivered, according to Commissioner González’s office.

The program can benefit about 327,000 students during this 2020-2021 school year.

Gonzalez has advocated in Congress for the island’s inclusion in this program, which was originally approved as a complement to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which operates in some states and territories. In Puerto Rico, the federal nutrition plan is the Nutrition Assistance Program (PA).

“The Pandemic-EBT program has proven to be crucial in ensuring that students have more food alternatives during the pandemic,” Gonzalez said.

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