Pandemic EBT benefits to arrive for 530,000 Alabama children this summer
Qualifying households will get $120 for each participating student to buy SNAP-eligible food at stores that accept EBT cards.
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Latest round of pandemic EBT benefits to arrive starting this week
The benefits will help feed an estimated 500,000 children enrolled in the program.
December 8, 2021
DHR announces additional pandemic EBT benefits coming soon to eligible families
Alabama families who qualify for Pandemic EBT can expect to see additional benefits loaded onto their EBT cards within the next week.
Pandemic EBT distribution starts this week for families with eligible school-age children
The cards may take several weeks to arrive due to the volume of eligible children and shipping time frames.
June 9, 2021
Second round of pandemic EBT benefits coming to eligible Alabama children
Eligible households will receive EBT cards in the mail that can be used to purchase SNAP-eligible food items.
April 15, 2021
Pandemic EBT benefits begin rolling out to eligible Alabama students
The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) announced on Wednesday that Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) benefits were received by more than 115,000 Alabama households over the weekend in Phase 1 of the multi-phase rollout. P-EBT benefits are being provided to households that have children in grades K-12 who have temporarily lost access to free or reduced-price school … Continued
May 7, 2020
DHR given initial OK to provide replacement meals to over 407,000 school children
Thursday, the Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) announced that it has received initial approval by the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to issue Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits to eligible students in Alabama. Alabama DHR Commissioner Nancy Buckner said, “We want to ensure that no Alabama child goes hungry during this … Continued