Indiana to opt out of federal program providing food assistance to children during summertime months
The state of Indiana will no longer be enrolled in a federal program offering grocery assistance to low-income families during summer months.
The program, called SUN Bucks, is available as financial assistance to those whose families already receive programs such as SNAP or TANF.
According to the USDA, low-income families enrolled in such programs are typically automatically enrolled in such programs, which provide the families $150 per month in grocery assistance.
However, the added benefit is dependent on which state residents live in, and whether that state has opted in to receive the benefit.
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration released a statement explaining why the state will no longer be facilitating the benefit, saying, 바카라 게임 웹사이트When this administration took office, we discovered that the necessary groundwork had not been completed to launch the program in time for this summer. While we work toward long-term solutions, students in low-income areas across the state can still access free summer meals at approximately 1,000 locations, including schools and community organizations, through the USDA바카라 게임 웹사이트s Summer Food Service Program."
The statement continued, "Families can find meal locations using the Site Finder Map or by calling the Hunger Hotline. The hotline is available Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET at 1-866-3-HUNGRY (1-866-348-6479) for English and 1-877-8-HAMBRE (1-877-842-6273) for Spanish.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Indiana is unique in that it is only one of two states in the country who will not be enrolled in SUN Bucks this summer that was previously enrolled last summer.
The other to change its status and opt out this year is Tennessee. Additionally, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming are not participating. However, all eleven are states that did not participate in the program last summer.
Ohio and Kentucky residents are still eligible for the monthly benefit.
Additional resources for those seeking more information about SUN Bucks can be found below.