SUN BUCKS- SUMMER EBT
SUMMER EBT CARDS are Back again this Summer!
TO APPLY over the Summer- GO to the DSHS website: - DSHS SUNBUCK WEBSITE
In the summer of 2026, Washington State will again be sending out Summer EBT, “SUN Bucks”, the new grocery benefit program that provides families $120 for each ELIGIBLE school-aged child to buy groceries when school is out.
This benefit will be on a EBT card. It will be mailed to the address you had on file with the school district.
SUNBUCKS HELP & ADDRESS Change Hotline 1-833-543-3230
Which Students are ELIGIBILITY:
- Children who live in a household that already receives assistance program benefits (SNAP, TANF, FDPIR), OR
- Child attends a school that operates the National School Lunch or School Breakfast Program, AND
- Is directly certified for free and reduced-price school meals, OR
- Submits a qualifying Free- Reduce Application
All NV students have access to meals at no cost during the school day, but only students who qualify for free/ reduced meal status will receive the SUN BUCKS benefit.
To check on your student's status, Contact Melissa Paulus in the Food Service Office:
Melissa.Paulus@nv.k12.wa.us 360-988-4754
*Directly Certified means students are automatically approved for Free & Reduced Meal status from the State database, which is based on SNAP, TANF, FOSTER, MIGRANT, or MEDICARE recipients. OR students qualify as Migrant, McKinney-Vento, or Foster Children through an NV support liaison.
- Directly Certified students aren't required and shouldn't fill out a CNEEB
- Students who are directly certified with Free & Reduced Meal status will receive a Meal Status approval letter
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