In summer 2024, Louisiana will launch Summer EBT/SUN Bucks, a new grocery benefits program that provides families $120 for each eligible school-aged child to buy groceries when school is out. Summer is a time when many children lose the free and reduced-price meals they get at school, and when households might need a little extra help putting meals on the table. Most families will get these benefits automatically, but some parents will need to apply. The new program is in addition to free meals that kids of all ages can get at summer meal sites in their communities.
UPDATE: June 25, 2024
Summer EBT will be going out in (3) Phases:
- PHASE ONE: SNAP: Launches June 21, 2024
- PHASE TWO: Medicaid, Free/Reduced Lunches, FITAP, & KCSP: Launches late July 2024
- PHASE THREE: Applications through late August & September 2024
Please select the attachment below to view more information about this program.