This program helps eligible children access grocery benefits (via a one-time $120 payment) during the summer months, when school meals may not be available. Students may qualify automatically through programs such as SNAP, WV WORKS, qualifying Medicaid, qualifying foster care, McKinney-Vento, runaway status, or West Virginia Head Start. Other families may qualify based on household income and completion of an application.
Additional information, eligibility details, and applications are available at https://bfa.wv.gov/summer-ebt.
To receive an emailed or mailed application, or to ask any questions about this program, please call DoHS Customer Service at 1-877-716-1212. Please share this information with families and ensure that all eligible students are properly identified in both district and state systems prior to the end of the school year.