Pandemic ebt | Imamother

amother

Mon, Jul 20 2020, 10:52 pm

Seems that everyone that has ebt all year got that additional amount per child added to their ebt card. Not sure why we only got for one child and then how to go about claiming the rest.
I think the schools were meant to submit the info by a certain time and if they didnt then maybe we lose out

amother

Mistyrose

Mon, Jul 20 2020, 11:27 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

My kids go to a big school. Maybe NY has not gotten around yet to handle the overload of data that was submitted to them from our big school.

silverlining3

Thu, Jul 23 2020, 5:50 pm

I just got this msg

Anyone who does not have food stamps but has medicade should call the number on back of card for Ebt balance and enter head of households card number. There should be money there for food. Number is 8883286399. If parents don't have medicade then supposed to enter oldest child's card number

amother

Red

Mon, Jul 27 2020, 1:19 am

silverlining3 wrote:

I don't understand this post. Can you please explain?
I don't have ebt card. I do not receive food stamp.
We have n.j family care and my kids get free meals in school. I did not get anything in the mail.
Is there a way for me to get this money? How?
We do not have medicaid card, only regular insurance card that says n.j family care!
If anyone knows or tell me how to find out, please share and thank you for your help!

amother

Mint

Mon, Jul 27 2020, 8:33 am

I have 4 kids in 2 school, 2 in each
I got one card. makes no sense.
I called the 800 number posted online as the correct number and it asked for the last 4 of my social and date of birth. I got nervous and hung up. how would they even have that info from my school? plz advise

amother

Brunette

Mon, Jul 27 2020, 8:56 am

Every state has different amounts per child.

Most are running behind and some people got and some didn't.

Schools had to submit the info, as an Administrator, I asked Parents permission to submit SS and DOB-some opted out.

Should be only Pre-1-A through 12th grade and only for children receiving free or reduced lunch through the National School lunch program.

amother

Mint

Mon, Jul 27 2020, 12:08 pm

amother [ Mint ] wrote:

anyone? how would they even have my social?

amother

Yellow

Mon, Jul 27 2020, 12:12 pm

I just got mine over shabbos. My kids have NJ fam care but we do not have ebt card. It was a card that came with an incorrect number to call and activate. It was an 888 num but the correct one is 800 area code. It came with instructions that you enter 0000 for SSN and then child's dob. Think it had $416 on it. I only have one child in school so don't know how it works if u have more than one....

amother

Mint

Mon, Jul 27 2020, 12:38 pm

amother [ Yellow ] wrote:

Ah, thanks for that info about the 0000. will try that. Where did you see that?

amother

Coffee

Mon, Jul 27 2020, 12:43 pm

silverlining3 wrote:

Thanks. Not OP, but this post was very helpful.

amother

Mint

Mon, Jul 27 2020, 3:54 pm

amother [ Mint ] wrote:

Ah, thanks for that info about the 0000. will try that. Where did you see that?

thank u! I was able to activate my card with ur info!

amother

Yellow

Tue, Jul 28 2020, 12:54 pm

amother [ Mint ] wrote:

Ah, thanks for that info about the 0000. will try that. Where did you see that?

It said that on the paper the card was attached to.

sky

Tue, Jul 28 2020, 2:07 pm

Only my girls are eligible. My boys school was not.
Do all your kids attend the same schools?
Do you pay lunch in any of the schools?

amother

Powderblue

Tue, Jul 28 2020, 2:08 pm

4sure wrote:

Is this for kids 5 and above only? What if my child turned 5 in May?

IS your child in a school and receiving free lunches?

amother

Apricot

Thu, Jul 30 2020, 11:04 pm

We got 2 cards yesterday.
By we have 4 children in school..

1 card (with my son’s intitial on it)has $416.
The other card (with my daughters initial) has $832.
I have 2 daughters in the same school so I’m wondering if they doubled the amount for that card to cover both daughters?
I have another child who dorms and we didn’t receive anything for that child.

I’m thankful for what we received. I wasn’t really expecting anything since we are not on the ebt program. But it is very unclear and leaves me wondering if they skipped a child and there are no instructions on how to figure it out.