Very worrying piece in the @washingtonpost tdy about kids missing out on food with school closures. The piece missed an important part of the puzzle though. Check out my thread:https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Down pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index"> https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/school-meals-spring-break/2020/04/06/c8ecf3a4-7825-11ea-a130-df573469f094_story.html">https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/edu...

Schools and communities have stepped up to feed kids who are missing out on school meals. Their efforts are amazing, but just can& #39;t reach the need. That story is all on point there. There& #39;s another option to feed school kids that wasn& #39;t mentioned. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Down pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index">

20 days ago Families First gave states the ability to replace the value of school meals via a SNAP-like benefit or a debit card so that families could buy food to serve at home. It& #39;s called Pandemic- EBT or P-EBT. But, where is it? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Down pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index"> https://frac.org/research/resource-library/pandemic-ebt">https://frac.org/research/...

States have asked @USDANutrition for the option and there& #39;s been no word. This is concerning and it& #39;s having an impact. We& #39;re asking school food workers, teachers, and families with kids to take risks to ensure kids eat when there& #39;s a safer alternative that can scale.

Time to approve P-EBT solutions or shed some light on what the problems are so we can address them immediately. 3 weeks is too long to wait to eat. https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/usda-states-must-act-swiftly-to-deliver-food-assistance-allowed-by-families">https://www.cbpp.org/research/...