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<span><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sending on behalf of DHHS, Division of Child and Family Well-Being, Food and Nutrition Service</span></i></b></span></p>
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<span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Partner, (<i>I apologize if this is a duplicate)</i></span></span></p>
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<span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NCDHHS has issued a
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release</span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> regarding the end of Emergency Allotments in the Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) program effective March 2023. </span></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span></p>
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<span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In North Carolina and nationally, extra benefits for COVID-19 (called “emergency allotments” or “maximum supplements”) in the
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and Nutrition Services</span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (FNS) program will end in March 2023, with February 2023 being the final month for emergency allotments. Households
that have been receiving FNS emergency allotments each month since March 2020 or after will see a reduction in benefits because of a federal change that ends emergency allotments for all states.</span></span><span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span></p>
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<span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">FNS emergency allotments have been critical in helping families compensate for financial and economic hardships due to COVID-19. Since March 2020, an
average of 900,000 North Carolina households received FNS emergency allotments, giving more families access to nutritious meals that support healthy and productive lives, and bringing approximately $150 million federal dollars each month into local economies. </span></span><span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span></p>
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<span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NCDHHS wants to help FNS beneficiaries and community stakeholders understand the impacts of this change and the steps they can take to support families who may need additional
food assistance when FNS emergency allotments end. </span></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span></p>
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<span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Actions Partners Can Take Today</span></b></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span></p>
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</span></span><span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Share information about the end of FNS emergency allotments</span></b></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
(</span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http*3A*2F*2Fwww.ncdhhs.gov*2Ffns&data=05*7C01*7Cmwarren*40tjcog.org*7C28226b00163e4ab1d57d08dafed5d804*7Cad4820b73051448f8aeaf8ac438cc848*7C1*7C1*7C638102491678205227*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&sdata=J4FBMSl71fLba3cZeTS1sPOQvzFPhEW*2FvXv*2BiX1F7lY*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!OToaGQ!tJNZc6u2YB72_CrnIrJ3pSnKxmdrerMV3tcaZ_51XWoHMK-1ppGeXfLlAy422FPRiEoPJtTNNYgj-orPGy8pQA$" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">www.ncdhhs.gov/fns</span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">).
Encourage FNS households to keep their information up to date to receive the greatest benefits their household is eligible to receive. </span></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span></p>
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</span></span><span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Share information about food resources</span></b></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
for households who may need additional food assistance when emergency allotments end:</span></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span></p>
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</span></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Share our NCDHHS webpage with information on additional food and nutrition resources (</span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http*3A*2F*2Fwww.ncdhhs.gov*2Ffoodresources&data=05*7C01*7Cmwarren*40tjcog.org*7C28226b00163e4ab1d57d08dafed5d804*7Cad4820b73051448f8aeaf8ac438cc848*7C1*7C1*7C638102491678205227*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&sdata=aI8jOb*2FrvwAf5TrjFYi0FXw2YtGN8igoonJmNtqlAnc*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!OToaGQ!tJNZc6u2YB72_CrnIrJ3pSnKxmdrerMV3tcaZ_51XWoHMK-1ppGeXfLlAy422FPRiEoPJtTNNYgj-oruCaosRg$" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">www.ncdhhs.gov/foodresources</span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">).</span></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span></p>
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</span></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Share information about the WIC program to households with children under 5 and pregnant/breastfeeding women. Learn more about WIC (</span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http*3A*2F*2Fwww.ncdhhs.gov*2Fncwic&data=05*7C01*7Cmwarren*40tjcog.org*7C28226b00163e4ab1d57d08dafed5d804*7Cad4820b73051448f8aeaf8ac438cc848*7C1*7C1*7C638102491678205227*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&sdata=0*2FaUV34Mwk*2F*2FXvgP2EfcJ37MB9QTICUQ1UuUCnRJMEg*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!OToaGQ!tJNZc6u2YB72_CrnIrJ3pSnKxmdrerMV3tcaZ_51XWoHMK-1ppGeXfLlAy422FPRiEoPJtTNNYgj-op5skUP2A$" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">www.ncdhhs.gov/ncwic</span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">)
and help households who may be eligible complete a WIC referral online (</span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http*3A*2F*2Fwww.ncdhhs.gov*2Fncwicreferral&data=05*7C01*7Cmwarren*40tjcog.org*7C28226b00163e4ab1d57d08dafed5d804*7Cad4820b73051448f8aeaf8ac438cc848*7C1*7C1*7C638102491678361442*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&sdata=qfwFbJEjwKcoPvxdzYxuK8oH8dURW*2B7Q6pe1fc7yPPI*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!OToaGQ!tJNZc6u2YB72_CrnIrJ3pSnKxmdrerMV3tcaZ_51XWoHMK-1ppGeXfLlAy422FPRiEoPJtTNNYgj-oqsfDkuug$" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">www.ncdhhs.gov/ncwicreferral</span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">). </span></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span></p>
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</span></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Encourage households to visit
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or dial 211 to be connected to community food resources. </span></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span></p>
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</span></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Share information about local food and nutrition resources in your community with FNS beneficiaries.</span></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span></p>
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from NCDHHS as more information becomes available about the end of the public health emergency and how it will affect FNS beneficiaries (</span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http*3A*2F*2Fwww.ncdhhs.gov*2Ffns&data=05*7C01*7Cmwarren*40tjcog.org*7C28226b00163e4ab1d57d08dafed5d804*7Cad4820b73051448f8aeaf8ac438cc848*7C1*7C1*7C638102491678361442*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&sdata=tjAbJp*2BXw*2BstH6rNv1btZwvUyv7wxLC1x0AdnKlQXh0*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!OToaGQ!tJNZc6u2YB72_CrnIrJ3pSnKxmdrerMV3tcaZ_51XWoHMK-1ppGeXfLlAy422FPRiEoPJtTNNYgj-oqwcl9oHw$" target="_blank"><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">www.ncdhhs.gov/fns</span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">).
While FNS emergency allotments will end effective March 2023, the federal public health emergency continues to be in effect through April 11, 2023. </span></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span></p>
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</span></span><span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Join NCDHHS for a Food & Nutrition Security Summit 2023</span></b></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
on March 2</span></span><span><sup><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">nd</span></sup></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> or March 3</span></span><span><sup><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">rd</span></sup></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
where we aim to bring together stakeholders across the state to collaborate and strategize on solutions to promote food security for families in NC. Please register using these links: </span></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span></p>
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<span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you for your partnership in helping and supporting North Carolinians during this time. </span></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cynthia Ervin</span></b></p>
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