Food insecurity is a challenge for so many families, especially during the Covid-19 Crisis.
If your child was getting free or reduced-price lunch during the school year, you are eligible for a program called Pandemic-EBT, or P-EBT, which provides a one-time benefit of up to $342.00 per child. It covers the daily value of school meals your child would have received if schools were not closed due to the Pandemic. It can help your family provide much needed nutrition for your children during this time. But you have to apply soon!
The application deadline is August 31st, 2020. P-EBT is available to any child and it does NOT impact your or your child’s citizenship or immigration status. NO social security number is required to apply. If your family currently receives SNAP, the benefits have already been loaded to your Link card. If your family does not receive SNAP, you can still apply for P-EBT online at www.abe.illinois.gov.
Once approved, you will receive a debit card to buy food. You can contact your school or school district to complete a Free and Reduced-price Meal application, if you have not already done so. If you do that today, you can also apply for P-EBT today!
For more information about P-EBT, or help applying for this program, as well as additional support and resources, call the Illinois Hunger Coalition Hotline at 1-800-359-2163. Se hablo espanol! And stay strong! We will get through these challenges together!
Census Response Period Cut By 30 Days - Take the Census Today!
The U.S. Census Bureau announced that it will be cutting short the census response period by 30 days, which leaves us with less than two months to make sure all Chicagoans fill out the census. Federal Census Bureau enumerators are now going door-to-door to follow up with households that have not responded.
Only 56 percent of the City has responded, so we have a lot of work to do before the census website closes on September 30! If you have not yet filled out the census, please take a few minutes to complete it at www.2020census.gov. |
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Social Graces: Someone you know isn’t following self-quarantine rules. Here’s what to do.
Someone you know traveled out of state and isn’t abiding by self-quarantine rules. What should you do? These are the etiquette issues of our time. The “Social Graces” column from the Chicago Tribune is focusing on COVID-19 issues, and will group them in an ongoing list
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Earlier this month, it was announced that all Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students will begin the coming school year learning at home.
Throughout our response to COVID-19, our top priority has been, and will continue to be, keeping our students and school communities safe. This is the Final Reopening Framework for the start of the 2020–21 school year. This framework gives CPS the flexibility to begin the school year learning at home and transition to hybrid learning once our public health experts determine it is safe to do so. |
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Chicago Public Schools Proposes Progressive Reforms to School Resource Officer (SRO) Program Based on Feedback
The City of Chicago and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) today announced several proposed reforms to the School Resource Officer (SRO) program, which will build on recent measures to help ensure SROs contribute to safe and welcoming school environments in the schools that choose to utilize police support. In addition to these reforms, which will be proposed in a revised intergovernmental agreement (IGA) that the Chicago Board of Education will consider on August 26, CPS also announced today a series of partnerships designed to improve training, analysis, and student involvement going forward. As of August 18, 55 schools have chosen to participate in the SRO program in 2020-21 with 17 opting to leave the program this year. |
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Application round for Neighborhood Opportunity Fund to open Monday, Sept. 14
Entrepreneurs looking to start or grow their business on the South, West and Southwest side can find more information to prepare their application on the program's website at www.neighborhoodopportunityfund.com/apply.
Applications are due Friday, Nov. 6.
DPD will host two informational webinars next week to help applicants prepare for the application process, one in English and one in Spanish. Registration information is below.
Neighborhood Opportunity Fund Info Session (Spanish)
Neighborhood Opportunity Fund Info Session (English)
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