CalFresh P-EBT Summer 2025 distribution by last name - 'B' surnames still waiting?

I'm a Rodriguez and we just got our P-EBT cards yesterday. My sister-in-law is a Benson and she got hers last week, so they're definitely not going strictly alphabetical. The CDSS website says they're sending them out in batches based on your county and school district, not just alphabetically. Maybe check which wave your county is in for the Summer 2025 distribution?

They are NOT doing alphabetical distribution for the Summer 2025 P-EBT! This is a common misconception. The current schedule is based on school district and county, with each county assigned to specific distribution waves. You can check your county's wave assignment on the CDSS website. Also, remember that P-EBT is different from regular CalFresh - even though they both load onto EBT cards, they have separate customer service lines. For P-EBT status questions, you need to call 877-328-9677 (not your regular CalFresh number).

Ughhh the whole P-EBT rollout is a DISASTER this year!!! We're a Baker family and haven't gotten ANYTHING yet either. Meanwhile my neighbor (last name Wilson) already got theirs 2 weeks ago. The whole alphabetical thing is clearly BS. When I called they just gave me the runaround saying "it's coming" but couldn't tell me when. I'm so fed up with this system - my kids are home all day during summer and our grocery bills are through the roof. They promised these benefits would be available by early June and here we are in July still waiting!! 😡

The P-EBT Summer 2025 distribution schedule is based on a combination of factors: county, school district, and then within those groups, they do use some alphabetical sorting, but it's not strictly A-Z across the whole state. For Los Angeles County specifically, they're doing 5 separate waves of distribution running from June 15 through August 20, 2025. If you qualify through free/reduced lunch programs, your card should arrive in the appropriate wave. One important note: if you moved in the last year and didn't update your address with your child's school, your card might be sent to your old address. You can request an address update and card replacement by calling the P-EBT hotline at 877-328-9677, but be prepared for long wait times.

this happened to me last year to!!! we never got are p-ebt cards at all and when i finally got thru to someone they said we were on the list but the cards got returned in the mail. had to wait another 6 weeks for the replacement cards. check if youre address is 100% correct with the school district becuz thats where they get the info from not from calfresh

Just to clarify something important that people are getting confused about: Summer P-EBT 2025 is completely separate from regular CalFresh benefits. Even if you already receive CalFresh, the P-EBT benefits will come on a separate card (unless you received P-EBT previously and still have that card). Also, here's the official distribution schedule for Los Angeles County: - Wave 1 (June 15-30): School Districts A-F - Wave 2 (July 1-15): School Districts G-L - Wave 3 (July 16-31): School Districts M-R - Wave 4 (Aug 1-15): School Districts S-Z - Wave 5 (Aug 16-20): Special circumstances and corrections So which school district are your children in? That will determine your wave more than your last name.

my kids got there p-ebt cards last summer but this year nothing yet. do i need to apply again? i thought it was automatic if they get free lunch at school

Just a heads up - my friend who works for CDSS told me that if the P-EBT card gets returned to sender (wrong address, etc.), they don't automatically try to contact you. You have to proactively call them to update your address and request a new card. And with the backlog of calls they're experiencing right now, it could take weeks to get through. Might be worth checking with your post office too if you think it might have gotten lost in the mail.

has anyone had their old p-ebt card from last year work for this years benefits? i still have my kids cards from last summer and wondering if the new benefits will just load onto those or if we're supposed to get new cards entirely?

Just wanted to share my experience as another family still waiting! We're the Martinez family in Orange County and haven't received our Summer 2025 P-EBT cards yet either. My kids are in Anaheim City School District and qualify for free lunch. I called the P-EBT hotline yesterday (877-328-9677) and after waiting about 90 minutes, the representative told me that Orange County is running about 2-3 weeks behind the original schedule due to processing delays. She said our cards should arrive by the end of July. It's frustrating but at least I got a timeline! For those of you in LA County, it might be worth calling to see if there are similar delays in your area. The rep also mentioned that if you don't receive your card by August 1st, you should definitely call back to report it as potentially lost in the mail.

I'm in a similar situation with my family - last name starts with B (Bailey) and we're in San Bernardino County. Still haven't received our Summer 2025 P-EBT cards either, even though my kids qualify through their school's free lunch program. Reading through all these comments is both reassuring and frustrating - it sounds like the distribution is way more complicated than they initially explained and there are delays everywhere! I'm going to try calling that P-EBT hotline number (877-328-9677) that several people mentioned, though I'm not looking forward to potentially waiting hours on hold. Has anyone had luck getting through during specific times of day? I'm wondering if calling first thing in the morning or later in the evening might have shorter wait times.