Biden administration expands pandemic aid to feed 30 million low-income children this summer

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Eligible families in the US will receive roughly $375 (₱18,000) per child — or about $6.82 ((₱320) per child per weekday.

Eligible families will receive roughly $375 per child -- or about $6.82 per child per weekday -- through the Pandemic-EBT program for the summer, though the total amount may vary if a state opts to use its own schedule. Parents can then use the funds to purchase food.

It's typically more difficult for low-income children to receive nutrition assistance over the summer, when schools are out of session. Summer meal programs reach typically fewer than 20% of families served during the school year, the US Department of Agriculture said. Congress created the Pandemic-EBT program to help the millions of children who lost access to breakfast and lunch after the coronavirus shut down their schools last spring. Lawmakers then continued the measure for the 2020-2021 school year, and the Democrats' $1.9 trillion relief package extended it for the duration of the outbreak, including over the summer.

 

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most of this would go to black single parents, with 5 to 7 kids... aside from free housing and various allowances... who would still wanna get a job?

Sa Pinas Nga nga.... run sara t run napunta pundo...

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