Parent’s Resources
EBT:Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news organization who advocates for parents that haven’t received or spent their P-EBT funds. According to state data, more than 90,000 studentshaven’t spent funds allocated for themas pandemic food benefits. The funds, known as the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer, or P-EBT, are intended to help cover meal costs for families whose students usually receive free meals at school. Because New York City’s public schools have universal meals, all families are eligible regardless of household income.
Advocates expressed concern to our reporter that families might not be using the benefits because they don’t know about them. But there’s still time for them to spend these funds before they expire..
There storyincludes answers to some key questions families might have, like what they can use P-EBT for and when the benefits expire.
HELP FILL CCEC VACANCIES:There areCurrently Available Council Seats (nyc.gov). Click on link for more information.
LEGAL SERVICES:The City of New York offers New Yorkers free, safe immigration legal help in a network of trusted community-based organizations at community sites, public health facilities, public schools, and libraries. Services are provided in your language. Your immigration status does not matter.
You can call the City-funded, free and safe Immigration Legal Hotline at 800-354-0365, or call 311 and say "ActionNYC," between 9AM to 6PM, Monday to Friday, to get:
·Answers to immigration-related questions
·Information on immigration policy
·Connections to City-funded, free and safe immigration legal help including comprehensive immigration legal screenings and legal representation
·Referrals to other community-based resources and support services
GROCERIES TO GO: NYC Healthy partnered with Groceries to Go, which provides eligible New Yorkers with monthly credits to purchase groceries for delivery or pickup. To enroll, you must be an NYC resident, a member ofhttps://www.nyccare.nyc/, and meet other eligibility criteria:http://on.nyc.gov/groceriestogo.
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Groceries to Go provides eligible New Yorkers with monthly credits to purchase groceries for delivery or pickup. Credits can be used to purchase Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-eligible foods and beverages through an online platform that links to hundreds of grocery stores across New York City. The credits can also be used to pay for service fees, tips and delivery.
Groceries to Go participants also receive a 50% discount on purchases of fresh fruits and vegetables using their credits. Participants can save up to $30 per month with this discount.
NYC CARE:
NYC Careis a health care access program that guarantees low-cost and no-cost services offered byNYC Health + Hospitalsto New Yorkers who do not qualify for or cannot afford health insurance based on federal guidelines.NYC Careis the nation’s largest and most comprehensive initiative to guarantee health care for New Yorkers, regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.
New Yorkers who are eligible for health insurance will be directed to the city’s public choice health planMetroPlus.
Member Services
WithNYC Care, you can:
·Get a unique membership card to access health care atNYC Health + Hospitalspatient care locations across the city
·Choose your own primary care provider
·Receive preventive care like vaccinations, routine screenings and mammograms to stay healthy
·Get mental health support and substance abuse services
·Get your first appointment in two weeks or less
·Talk to customer service representatives who speak your language and can help you day or night
·Get access to low-cost prescription medications day or night
·Get support from a primary care team that also includes nurses, medical assistants, social workers, pharmacists, and nutritionists
·Afford quality health care. There are no membership fees, monthly fees, or premiums. Your cost to receive health care is based on your family size and income
Eligibility
·You must live in the five boroughs of New York City
·Must not qualify for any health insurance plan available in New York State
·Not be able to afford health insurance based on government guidelines
If you do not qualify forNYC Careor any health insurance plan, you may be eligible to receive services under theNYC Health + HospitalsOptions program.
Membership Card
As aNYC Caremember, you will receive a membership card in the mail. Your card is unique to you and shows your fees for health care services.
Carry your membership card when:
·Visiting your primary care provider
·Getting health care services at anyNYC Health + Hospitalspatient care location
NYC Careis designed to make health care affordable. There are no membership fees, monthly fees, or premiums. You will pay for the services you receive based on reduced rates determined by your family size and income.
GET THE GOOD STUFF PROGRAM:
New Yorkers who participate in theSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP/EBT)can get free fruits, vegetables and beans at certain NYC supermarkets through Get the Good Stuff, a NYC Health Department program. For every dollar you spend using SNAP/EBT on eligible fruits, vegetables and beans, you get a matching dollar (up to $10 per day) that can be used for the next purchase of eligible foods.
Eligible foods include:
·Fresh fruits, vegetables, and herbs
·Frozen fruits, vegetables and beans without added sugar, salt or fat
·Canned and jarred fruits, vegetables, beans and lentils without added sugar, salt or fat
·Dried beans, lentils, fruits and vegetables without added sugar, salt or fat
Locations and Sign-up
To start getting free fruits, vegetables and beans at the participating supermarkets below, visit their customer service desk to sign up.
Bronx
·Cherry Valley Supermarket
2870 Webster Avenue, Bronx
·Food Universe
675 Morris Avenue, Bronx
·Super Fresh Supermarket
459 East 149th Street, Bronx
·Fine Fare
3550 White Plains Road, Bronx
·Key Food Fresh
656 Castle Hill Avenue, Bronx
Brooklyn
·3 Guys From Brooklyn
6502 Fort Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn
·Sea Town Fish and Meat Market
328 Linden Street, Brooklyn
Manhattan
·Shop Fair
3871 Broadway, Manhattan
·Shop Fair
1331 St Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan
Queens
·Fine Fare Supermarket
8945 163rd Street, Jamaica
·Sea Town Fish and Farmers Market
3924 104th Street, Corona
More locations will begin participating soon, so check back on this page for updates.
For more information, email[email protected]
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