COVID-19 Support: Child Nutrition
Welcome to the COVID-19 support page for child nutrition. Here you can find guidance and resources organized by the following categories. Simply click on a category link to be taken directly to those resources below on the page. For questions, please email disasterinfo@tea.texas.gov.
 2020 - 2021 School Year |
| Child Nutrition |
FAQ and Guidance
- TDA: SquareMeals Resources
- National School Lunch Program SY 20-21 FAQ
- Texas Department of Agriculture: P-EBT Local Level Funding for Schools
- Health and Human Services: P-EBT Flyer (English) May 20, 2021
- Health and Human Services: P-EBT Flyer (Spanish) May 20, 2021
- Health and Human Services: P-EBT Letter to Families – May (English) May 20, 2021
- Health and Human Services: P-EBT Letter to Families – May (Spanish) May 20, 2021
- Health and Human Services: P-EBT Social Media (English) May 20, 2021
- Health and Human Services: P-EBT Social Media (Spanish) May 20, 2021
- Health and Human Services: P-EBT Robocall and Text Scripts (English) May 20, 2021
- Health and Human Services: P-EBT Robocall and Text Scripts (Spanish) May 20, 2021
- August 19th Webinar Slides: Compensatory Education Funding and Free-Reduced Price Meal Applications
- P-EBT Letter to Families – August (English) August 26, 2021
- P-EBT Letter to Families – August (Spanish) August 26, 2021
- TEA Webinar: Comp-Ed. Funding & Free-Reduced Price Meal Applications August 19, 2021
Tools, Templates and Resources
- P-EBT Application Link. The deadline to apply extended through September 13, 2021
Correspondence and Notices
- TAA: 2020-2021 Pandemic Eligibility Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) Survey April 8, 2021
- Press Release: Governor Abbott, HHS Announce $2.5 Billion in Pandemic Food Benefits for Texas Families May 20, 2021
- TAA: Pandemic Eligibility Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) May 20, 2021
- Press Release: Governor Abbott, HHSC Announce $1.4 Billion In Summer Pandemic Food Benefits For Texas Families August 24, 2021
- TAA: Summer Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) August 26, 2021
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2019 - 2020 School Year |
| Child Nutrition | Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) |
FAQ and Guidance
Tools, Templates and Resources
- Access the TXschools.gov MealFinder
- TX-UNPS Application for Seamless Summer Option (SSO) or Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
- Rural School Meal Delivery Support (PDF) March 25, 2020
- Possible social media language to advertise meal finder (Word) March 20, 2020
Correspondence and Notices
- TAA: Texas Meal Finder (PDF) March 18, 2020
- Press Release: Launch of Texas MealFinder Map (PDF) March 20, 2020
- Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Letter Waiving Requirements for the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) (PDF) March 13, 2020
- Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Meal Pick Up Flexibility (PDF) March 26, 2020
FAQ and Guidance
The P-EBT application deadline has been extended to August 21st
Monday, Sept. 21 is the last day families can submit P-EBT complaint. For more information, please visit the Texas Department of Agriculture’s P-EBT Resources page.
- HHSC: Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) Due to COVID-19
- P-EBT Student Eligibility FAQ (PDF) May 21, 2020
Tools, Templates and Resources
- HHSC’s hotline number: 833-613-6220
- P-EBT August Extension One-Pager (English)
- P-EBT August Extension One-Pager (Spanish)
- P-EBT How to Apply One-Pager (English) August 3, 2020
- P-EBT How to Apply One-Pager (Spanish) August 3, 2020
- P-EBT Flyer (English) August 3, 2020
- P-EBT Flyer (Spanish) August 3, 2020
- P-EBT Social Media Post (English and Spanish) August 3, 2020
- P-EBT Robocall and Text Script (English and Spanish) August 3, 2020
- Recommended Family Outreach Timeline
- P-EBT July Letter to Families (English) July 7, 2020
- P-EBT July Letter to Families (Spanish) July 7, 2020
- June Letter to Families (English) (Word) June 22, 2020
- June Letter to Families (Spanish) (Word) June 22, 2020
- P-EBT May Letter to Families (English)
- P-EBT May Letter to Families (Spanish)
Correspondence and Notices
- Press Release: Governor Abbott, HHSC Announce Over $1 Billion In Pandemic Food Benefits For Texas Families May 12, 2020
- TAA: P-EBT Overview and Communications Toolkit
- TAA: June P-EBT Family Outreach Materials
- TAA: P-EBT Final Communication Outreach
- Press Release: Governor Abbott, HHSC Extend Deadline for Pandemic Food Benefits For Families Affected by COVID-19 School Closures