If your child is eligible to receive free or reduced-price school meals and you have not already received a P-EBT card for free food, you can now apply online for the benefit, worth up to $365 per ...

Instructions on how to activate the card will be included. You must keep this new card as it will be used for any future P-EBT benefits your child is eligible for.

Check your mailbox: Emergency food payments of up to $365 for California kids officially mailed out The payment cards are labeled "P-EBT" which stands for Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer.