The Summer EBT program provides $120 per child on electronic benefits transfer, or EBT, cards that low-income families can use to buy groceries when the school year ends.
This summer, 37 states, including Tennessee, participated in the Summer EBT program, also known as SUN Bucks, according to the USDA.
“Those summer meals only reach a fraction of the children who need them, and that’s why Summer EBT is so important,” Boone said.
“The Summer EBT program was established in the pandemic-era to supplement existing food assistance programs in an extraordinary circumstance.
Miller is trying to figure out what she will do if Tennessee’s governor doesn’t extend Summer EBT.
Persons:
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Organizations:
. Agriculture Department, SUN, Food Research, Action Center, Republican, FRAC, Summer Food Service Program, Tennessee Gov, Republican National Convention, Harvest Food Bank of Northeast, Tennessee Justice Center, NBC News, of Human Services, ”
Locations:
Tennessee, North Carolina, Unicoi County , Tennessee, Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee, Nashville, Alabama