The Summer EBT program, called SUN Bucks, provides $40/month for families with school-aged children who are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals.

The $40 per child – during  June, July, and August – can be used to purchase healthy foods.

Eligible families will get SUN Bucks on a S-EBT card mailed to their home for each child.

(NOTE: Educational Benefits were previously called “Free and Reduced-price Lunch” form.)

IF YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED an Educational Benefits Application AND/OR IF YOU ARE NOT ENROLLED IN Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP), Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP), Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), Foster care or Medicaid YOU MUST:

• Complete the Educational Benefits Application through your school website, or

• Apply online for SNAP at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/, or

• Contact a SNAP Outreach Specialist at: https:/communitysnapoutreachreferral.state.mn.us/, or

• Call a Second Harvest Heartland specialist at 1-866-844-FOOD.