Food assistance available to kids during pandemic

Colorado Department of Human Services is pleased to announce that Colorado’s pandemic food assistance program — known as Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer or P-EBT — has supported 500,000 children and families who may have experienced food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The P-EBT program aims to continue nutritional support for Colorado children and to save money for families who did not receive school or child care center meals while these sites were closed or had reduced hours during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, more than half of households with children are food insecure. Additionally, 1 in 6 Colorado kids may not always know when or where they will get their next meal.

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