If you have a student in the Lincoln County School District expect to see a card in the mail that will be pre-loaded with $30 to spend in June, then $30 to spend in July and $30 to spend in August on groceries for your student. The cards are loaded with this amount at the 1st of each month.
This is a benefit funded by the Child Nutrition Program and is a joint project of USDA, Food and Nutrition Services Child Nutrition Program, Department of Human Services and the Oregon Department of Education.
There is no income limit to families, this is just a nice support offered to all LCSD students during summer months. Each registered student in the LCSD qualifies for this benefit because we participate in the Community Eligibility Program which provides no cost breakfast and lunch to all of our students.
Some families have been reportedly upset about receiving the card. If your family cannot use the card please consider simply not activating the card or buying non-perishable food items that you can donate to a cause of your choosing such as a family in need.
Here is a link to all the items you can buy with the card: https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/eligible-food-items
If you have questions you may contact Jamie Nicholson at 541-265-4420.
Additional information:
- You can receive the benefits for your child even if a non-citizen.
- There is no application required
- The child may still be eligible if they have graduated this year
- The child must be at least 5 years of age and have gone through kindergarten
- SEBTC benefits will automatically be added to eligible children already recieving SNAP. This action will occur on June 1, 2018.
- SEBTC benefits must be used by September 4, 2018
- If the household moves out of state the SEBTC will be closed.
