Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020
The Ohio Department of Education announces collaboration with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services to provide the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program through the 2021-2022 school year. This benefit is part of The Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 and will allow eligible school children to receive temporary nutrition benefits loaded on EBT (electronic benefit transfer) cards that are used to purchase food. Children who would have received free or reduced price meals under the National School Lunch Act if their schools were not closed or operating with reduced hours or attendance for at least 5 consecutive days are eligible to receive P-EBT benefits. Bay Village Schools meets this requirement.
Your children qualify if they were approved for free or reduced price meals either in the 2020-2021 or 2021-2022 school years. If this doesn’t include you it’s not too late to apply. Even though Bay Village is currently providing free meals to all students through the end of the 2021-2022 school year, you must fill out a free and reduced meal application if you haven’t already done this for the 2020-2021 or 2021-2022 school year to receive the P-EBT.
Here is the link for the Free and Reduced Meal Application information.
Please return completed applications to Michael Nowosielski, Bay High School, 29230 Wolf Road, Bay Village, Ohio 44140
The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) is part of the U.S. government response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Please, take advantage of this program if you are eligible. If you are unsure if you are eligible, please contact Michael Nowosielski in the Food Service Department, michael.nowosielski@bayk12.org or 440-617-7472.