Delaware SUN Bucks provides $120 per eligible school-age child to purchase groceries during the summer months. The program is administered by the Delaware Division of Social Services (DSS), part of the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS). Most SNAP and TANF families are automatically enrolled — no application needed. Families not automatically enrolled …
Connecticut calls its Summer EBT program “S-EBT” — administered by the Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS). Eligible children receive a one-time $120 payment to buy groceries during the summer. Connecticut’s S-EBT has several unique features: it uses the term S-EBT rather than SUN Bucks, benefits are added to the same card every year (save …
Colorado SUN Bucks provides a one-time $120 payment per eligible school-age child to buy groceries during the summer. The program is administered by the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) — the same agency that manages Colorado SNAP (food stamps). Most children are automatically enrolled based on school meal eligibility data from the 2025–2026 academic …
California SUN Bucks provides $120 per eligible child to purchase groceries during the summer when school meals are unavailable. For , more than 3.5 million eligible children in California will be automatically enrolled — the largest SUN Bucks program in the nation. The program is administered by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) in …
Arkansas SUN Bucks gives eligible families $120 per school-age child to purchase groceries during the summer months. The program is administered by the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) and is available to families whose children lose access to free or reduced-price school meals when school is out. Most SNAP households are automatically enrolled — …
Arizona SUN Bucks provides $120 per eligible school-age child to buy groceries during the summer. The program — officially called Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (Summer-EBT) — is administered by the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) and the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES). Most families who receive SNAP, TANF, or qualifying Medicaid are automatically enrolled. …
Alaska does not participate in the SUN Bucks (Summer EBT) program in . Alaska is among the states that have not opted into the federal Summer EBT program, meaning Alaska families will not receive the $120-per-child summer grocery benefit that eligible families in 37+ other states and territories receive. This page explains what this means …
Alabama SUN Bucks gives eligible families $120 per school-age child to buy groceries during the summer. The program is administered by the Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) in partnership with the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE). Most families who receive SNAP, TANF, or Medicaid are automatically enrolled — no application needed. Families who …
Summer EBT (SUN Bucks) started as early as May 1, in some states, with most states beginning distribution in June. The program runs through September , with the final application deadlines in August and September. There is no single national start date — each state controls its own distribution schedule. The short answer by tier: …
To activate your Summer EBT card (SUN Bucks), call the phone number printed on the back of the card and follow the prompts to set a 4-digit PIN. Most Summer EBT cards are pre-loaded with $120 per eligible child but cannot be used until you activate them and create a PIN. Activation takes about 3–5 …