• Summer Meals for Children and Teens being served in your community. To find a nearby site:

    •Call: 1-866-3HUNGRY (English) or 1-877-8HAMBRE (Spanish)

    •Text: FOOD or COMIDA to 877877 during the summer months

    •Text: SUMMER MEALS or VERANO to 97779

    •Click here to visit the Chester County Food Bank's website to find help near you!

    •Click here for information on the Fresh2You Moblie Market by Chester County Food Bank. Accepts SNAP, FMNP, and Fruit & Vegetable Prescriptions (FVRx)

     

    Visit: https://www.fns.usda.gov/summer/sunmeals

    USDA Summer Meals Flyer 

    What is Summer EBT/SUN Bucks:

    A new program called Summer EBT, or “SUN Bucks,” has been authorized by a bipartisan U.S. Congress to provide food dollars over the summer months to low-income families with school-aged children. The program is proven to reduce food insecurity and improve children's nutrition during summer break. Governor Shapiro’s administration announced that the Commonwealth would participate in this program beginning in the summer of 2024. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversees the program, and the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) coordinates the benefit issuance in Pennsylvania.

    Please refer to DHS SUN Bucks website for information.

    DHS Statewide Customer Service Center 1-877-395-8930.

    How to Get SUN Bucks

    If you’re already enrolled in benefits like SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR, your school-age children will automatically be enrolled in SUN Bucks if it’s available where you live. Also, if your child attends a school that offers the National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program (NSLP/SBP), and your household income meets the requirements for free or reduced-price school meals, your child may automatically be enrolled in SUN Bucks.

    If you are NOT automatically enrolled, you can apply for SUN Bucks directly. To qualify, you must meet income limits and other requirements.

    Once you’re enrolled, SUN Bucks may be automatically added to your SNAP account, issued as a separate electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card, or sent in other ways, depending on where you live.

    Families with eligible school-aged children can get $120 per child to buy groceries during the summer. Payment can be expected from DHS mid-August through September 2024

    Families can receive SUN Bucks on top of other benefits like SNAP and WIC, and children can continue to enjoy free SUN Meals from local meal sites or with SUN Meals To-Go.

    Questions? Please contact sebt@csc.csiu.org or 800-683-5100