Jeanne Sparrow

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Community Connect: Help for Teen Drivers & Free Summer School Lunch At Home

Community Connect is hooking you up and helping you out with resources for children & teens in your life… 

As we head into the last week of school for CPS students, get ready for summer with a new federally funded program for Illinois families that will cover what students get during the year in free school meals. Participants get a one-time grocery debit card loaded with $120 per child that can be used at grocery and convenience stores. Families already receiving public assistance benefits like SNAP will get it automatically onto the Link card they already use for other benefits. Any other families with children who meet the income requirements and attend schools that have free or reduced-cost lunches for all students should contact their school to fill out an application and there’s an online portal for more information at this link

And starting today, 10 DMV facilities are adding hours on Saturdays as part of a new summer program exclusively for teen drivers getting their first license or permit. The extended weekend services are available through August 31st and include road and written tests. Families need to call (800) 252-8980 to make appointments on Saturdays from 8am-12:30 pm and any unfilled slots will be open to the public at 7am that day. This program will add an additional 1,000 appointments per week for nearly 9,000 permit holders who are getting their licenses.

Remember, our community moves forward in the best way possible when we all get the help we need and give the help we can! 


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