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Summer 2024 Grocery Benefits for Eligible Families


Summer 2024 Grocery Benefits for Eligible Families:

Grocery benefits will be available to eligible families with school-age children during summer break.

May 29, 2024

Dear Newburgh Enlarged City School District Families:

In Summer 2024, New York State will implement Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Sun Bucks. This new federal program will help families purchase food over the summer when school is out of session and children can no longer rely on access to free/reduced-price school meals. The new program is in addition to free meals that children ages 18 and younger can get at in their communities.

If your children are not currently receiving free or reduced meals - a new meal application can be completed to determine your eligibility through July 31st, 2024 by visiting . Summer EBT food benefits will not be issued before July 2024. New York State is working to finalize a timeline for when the food benefits will be issued. Eligible children will receive benefits at different times, depending on whether they attend public or private school, and whether they receive benefits automatically or if they are determined eligible through an application. 

Each family will receive $120 for each eligible school-aged child on a card that can be used to buy food during the summer at grocery stores, farmers markets, and other authorized retailers. Summer EBT (SUN Bucks) will be mailed to you from NY State or loaded on your current EBT card. Not all children will receive the benefit card on the same day. If you receive duplicate cards or more than $120 per eligible child in your household, do not use the benefits.

In addition to Summer EBT (Sun Bucks) any children under 18 years of age in your household can receive free meals during the summer at a summer meal site. Visit the website and the Newburgh School Food Services page for more information on local summer meal sites.

 

Sincerely,

 

Donna M. Jackson

Donna M. Jackson, M.Ed.
Director, School Food Services


In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

 

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

 

Email:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

 

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

email: program.intake@usda.gov







Date: 2024-05-30 07:49:02





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