Hey there, CPS parent. Maybe you're sitting on those P-EBT cards that were sent out to make up for all the meals your kids missed in school. Maybe you feel weird about using them.

PLEASE DO NOT LET YOUR WEIRD FEELINGS STOP YOU. ACTIVATE AND USE THEM. 1/x

If you need that money, fantastic! Use it! On groceries!

If you do not need it, also fantastic! You should STILL use it! On groceries!

Why? IT IS YOUR MONEY FOR FOOD. Your kids would have gotten lunches and breakfasts at school, but instead you had to buy it yourself. 2/6

You need to use it because you're reinforcing that CPS needs to keep providing breakfasts and lunches! If you don't use it, BAD DATA TIMES.

You need to use it because you'll help reduce stigma around food benefits. 3/6

If you are still feeling weird about it, GOOD NEWS! You can use the card for your groceries (steaks! fancy cheese! organic berries! whatever food you would buy with your personal money) and then:

DONATE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY YOU WOULD HAVE SPENT TO A FOOD BANK. 4/6

"But what if I just buy stuff for the food bank at the store?" I mean, you do you, but the food bank can make your dollar stretch in a way they can't with goods.

"I'll just buy someone else's groceries for them." Good idea, but can be construed as fraud. 5/6

Just use your P-EBT card. Use ALL the money on the card. Then donate to a food bank. Or other cause! Or don't!

It's good for you, good for kids, good for hungry people. 6/6