Review tips on how to save money on groceries, including shopping sales, using coupons and buying generic brands. Also learn why grocery prices are so high.| www.experian.com
From food pantries to new SUN Bucks program, here’s how to find meals for your child this summer in North Carolina.| North Carolina Health News
Last Thursday, May 23, the state of Iowa announced the grant awardees for the Summer Meal Program Expansion Grant through the Iowa Department of Education. 38 school districts and host organizations were awarded a total of $900,000 to launch 61 new meal sites across the state this summer. In 2023, the average daily attendance at … Continue reading "Digging into the Summer Meal Program Expansion Grant Award Announcement"| Iowa Hunger Coalition
Republican leaders in the Louisiana Legislature started to push for Louisiana to join a new federal summer food program for needy children.| Louisiana Illuminator
Many states have struggled to distribute benefits from Summer EBT — also known as SUN Bucks — on time. That’s led to confusion and anxiety amid high grocery prices. “I’m actually fighting to sustain my family,” one parent said. “They let us down.”| Chalkbeat
A new, permanent summer grocery program will help nearly 21 million kids across 37 states get enough to eat this year while school’s out. But 13 states with Republican governors have opted out of the federal program.| Stateline
Ohio is one of more than 30 states that has opted into SUN Bucks, a new federal program that will give families $120 per eligible student to buy groceries during the summer.| Ohio Capital Journal
An estimated 669 Hoosier children will qualify for Summer EBT, a grocery benefit designed to combat child hunger.| Indiana Capital Chronicle