The money will help those families cover the cost of breakfasts and lunches the children would have received for free - or at reduced prices - through the National School Lunch Program had COVID not necessitated the shift from in-person to remote instruction during the 2020-2021 school year.
Since the benefits are funded by the federal government, on March 2, Pennsylvania’s departments of human services and education submitted the Wolf administration’s so-called Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer plan for approval by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service.
Under the plan, the 928,000 or so Pennsylvania students who missed free or reduced school meals while learning remotely would be given $6.82 for every day they spent at home instead of at school.
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A woman boards a bus near Nagin Chowrangi | Tahir Jamal/White Star
Karachi is constantly evolving but, unfortunately, city planning has failed to keep up with the metro’s changing dynamics. How can we move past ‘solutions’ such as signal-free corridors, which benefit only a segment of the citizenry, and towards urban mobility planning that is more people-centric?
It is a day like any other in Karachi.
There is a seemingly never-ending traffic jam at a signal during rush hour. Buses are jam-packed, even during the coronavirus pandemic. And most vehicles are at a standstill; the exceptions being motorbikes that miraculously manage to find ways to move forward.
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Plantation, cleanliness drive mark women’s day
Islamabad
March 11, 2021
Rawalpindi : To commemorate International Women’s Day, a massive plantation drive was launched by Dr. Akhter Hamid Khan Memorial Trust (AHKMT) joined hands with different organizations to fight global warming by increasing the green cover of the district.
The major event of the activities was held at Ayesha Park, Sector 4-B, Rawalpindi where painting, plantation, cleanliness campaigns, stalls, and other activities were carried out.
Abida Malik, President, Behbood Association, Sumaira Gul, CEO, AHKMT, Hamid Ullah, Board member, AHKMT, Ms Sundas, Architect at Urban Innovation, Nayab Anwar, Environmental officer, Madiha Razzak, Environmental engineer, Engr. Muhammad Abdul Basit, Manager, e-Guard manager, RWMC female workers, Behbood women empowerment team and majority womenfolk from surroundings of Nullah Leh participated in the event and celebrated the world’s women day.