Got CalWORKs EBT cards today for my 3 kids with letter H - what does this mean in LA County?

Those are School Lunch EBT cards (also known as Summer EBT). Each kid gets $120 for the summer for food! It's a new permanent program that replaced the pandemic P-EBT. The letter H is just part of their identification system. You should absolutely activate them - it's additional food benefits that don't count against your regular CalWORKs or CalFresh amounts.

Yeah i got them 2 days ago for my kids also! Its the summer ebt thing, 120 for each kid for food. my neighbor said its only 4 the summer but i think they do it during school year to now??

This is the new Summer EBT program that was made permanent. Each eligible child gets $120 for the summer months (June-August) to help with food costs while school is out. LA County started distributing them this week. A few things to know: 1. These are for FOOD only - they won't work for non-food items 2. These benefits are separate from your regular CalWORKs cash aid and CalFresh 3. They don't expire for 9 months, so you have plenty of time to use them 4. You need to activate each card individually 5. The letter H is just an identifier for this specific benefit issuance If you have any questions about your regular CalWORKs benefits, that's still through your main EBT card and your eligibility worker.

did you get your reglar calworks money this month?? sometime when they send new cards they stop your old ones and you have to call. Id check if your main benefit is still coming thru cuz sometime the system messes upp

Try calling the EBT customer service line. I was on hold FOREVER trying to reach LA County about similar cards. I finally used Claimyr (claimyr.com) to get through - they got me connected to a real person in like 15 minutes. There's even a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/jzISHxCPLwE The worker explained that these are the new Summer EBT cards (they replaced P-EBT). Each kid gets $120 food benefits to help during summer. Totally separate from your regular CalWORKs. Worth the call to get all the details though!

DO NOT ACTIVATE THESE CARDS!!!! This might be a SCAM!!! I got something similar in the mail last year that looked totally legit but it was actually someone trying to steal my information!!! They're getting really good at making fake EBT cards! Call your worker directly using the official county number before you do anything!!!

can u use these at same places as regular ebt? i got mine but some stores say they dont take them but they take my regular ebt card??

Update: I activated the cards and checked the balances. Each one has $120 just like you all said! So grateful for this extra help with groceries this summer. The kids are home all day and honestly they eat SO MUCH more than during school. Thanks everyone for explaining what these are!