About $56 million in food assistance is available to help around 189,000 school-aged children in Kansas. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly says that about 189,000 children in the Sunflower State are eligible for benefits of the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Program – which totals about $56 million. The program provides a one-time benefit of $391 on a Kansas Benefits Card for each school-aged child who was eligible for free or reduced-price meals at school in the 2020-2021 school year
