Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Tuesday that Arkansas has joined the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer.
This program will assist families with children who qualify for the National School Lunch Program. The program launches this year and will provide $120 in food benefits for each eligible child over the summer months. Governor Sanders stated, “Making sure no Arkansan goes hungry, especially children, is a top concern for my administration. We are leveraging every resource at our disposal to fight this crisis, and Summer EBT promises to be an important new tool to give Arkansas children the food and nutrition they need.”
Sanders thanked Senator John Boozman and state advocates such as the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance for taking the initiative to combat hunger in the state.
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