{"id":59264,"date":"2023-08-07T15:59:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T22:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=59264"},"modified":"2023-08-07T15:59:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T22:59:21","slug":"state-extends-deadline-to-august-18-2023-for-families-to-request-the-reissuance-of-expunged-pandemic-ebt-2-0-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=59264","title":{"rendered":"STATE EXTENDS DEADLINE TO AUGUST 18, 2023 FOR FAMILIES TO REQUEST THE REISSUANCE OF EXPUNGED PANDEMIC-EBT 2.0 BENEFITS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\">The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has extended the timeframe for families to request the reissuance of\u00a0<strong>expunged<\/strong>\u00a0CalFresh benefits on their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vY2FwYW5kZW1pYy1lYnQub3JnL2ZhcT91dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0iLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjMwODA3LjgwNzk4ODkxIn0.h8mX3W05zrzbOjBNrLRF6NYBOCERZ6qCleTbYC2jddA\/s\/1372357670\/br\/223860433390-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vY2FwYW5kZW1pYy1lYnQub3JnL2ZhcT91dG1fY29udGVudD0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fbmFtZT0mdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeSZ1dG1fdGVybT0iLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjMwODA3LjgwNzk4ODkxIn0.h8mX3W05zrzbOjBNrLRF6NYBOCERZ6qCleTbYC2jddA\/s\/1372357670\/br\/223860433390-l&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1691531058013000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3zQiQvDmwMZNaFpOTNVOC3\">Pandemic EBT<\/a>\u00a0(P-EBT 2.0) cards to August 18, 2023.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">P-EBT is a federal program that gives eligible families food benefits, in addition to free or reduced-price meals, at childcare or school. Eligible households who received a P-EBT 2.0 card in 2021, but had its benefits expire without use, are eligible for a reissuance.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">According to CDSS, more than 500,000 P-EBT 2.0 benefit cards were not activated.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">CDSS has mailed notifications to eligible households with instructions on how to request a new P-EBT card. If eligible, families can expect to receive their cards between September to October.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">For additional information, families can call the P-EBT 2.0 Expungement Helpline at\u00a0<strong>1-800-887-8230<\/strong>\u00a0from Monday &#8211; Friday between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. or use the online live chat feature at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cuY2EucC1lYnQub3JnP3V0bV9jb250ZW50PSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9uYW1lPSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5JnV0bV90ZXJtPSIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMzA4MDcuODA3OTg4OTEifQ.V9NPem0Ua4rRQsZax-t8wNtFqUPyq0v60grTWeBzF_E\/s\/1372357670\/br\/223860433390-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cuY2EucC1lYnQub3JnP3V0bV9jb250ZW50PSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9uYW1lPSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5JnV0bV90ZXJtPSIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMzA4MDcuODA3OTg4OTEifQ.V9NPem0Ua4rRQsZax-t8wNtFqUPyq0v60grTWeBzF_E\/s\/1372357670\/br\/223860433390-l&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1691531058014000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3sUqO7DK3M9kaac-nYwsqk\">www.ca.p-ebt.org<\/a>. When reaching out, make sure to have the first and last name of the eligible children, date(s) of birth, and the address on file during the 2021 P-EBT 2.0 issuance.<\/p>\n<table class=\"m_-3506986865628751886govd_hr\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"m_-3506986865628751886govd_hr_inner\">\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The California Department of Social Services&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ca-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=59264"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59265,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59264\/revisions\/59265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=59264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=59264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=59264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}