Money, Money, Money

FYI - DON'T THROW AWAY MONEY...
Under the federal pandemic stimulus, all children who received free or reduced-priced meals are eligible to receive SNAP benefits to offset the cost of meals during the school shutdown in the spring. As a community eligible school, this makes ALL Groton students eligible for these funds. Families already receiving benefits had these funds placed on their SNAP cards this summer. If your family does not usually receive any government benefits, you will receive a card in the mail from the Tompkin County Department of Social Services. The cards have $420 of SNAP benefits for each child enrolled in Groton schools last spring. This money can not be returned to the federal government and is wasted if not used or thrown out by accident. If your family does not feel like they can use these funds, perhaps you could use this as a learning experience for your child to help the local food pantry or struggling neighbor. The school district does not have any further information about the distribution of the cards and questions should be directed to the Tompkins County Department of Social Services.