'Double Up Food Bucks' helps families get more with SNAP EBT cards

Grocery stores and farmers markets throughout the Kansas City area are providing many families the opportunity to get twice the amount of fruits and vegetables for every dollar they spend.

Missouri 'SuN Bucks' to provide extra summer food benefits for families

The summer food benefits will be added automatically to EBT cards for most qualifying families. Other families need to apply and the deadline is August 31, 2024.

Apply for one-time summer P-EBT food card benefit by Oct. 10

Families with children who qualified for free or reduced-price school meals in the last school year can also receive a one-time $375 benefit per child through the summer Pandemic-EBT card program. The deadline for making application is Oct. 10.

Families receiving food stamps to get $375 summer benefit for children under 6

Missouri families who are receiving food stamps can expect an additional benefit of $375 for each child under age 6. The extra funds will be added automatically to each household’s existing Electronic Benefit Transfer card (EBT) for food stamps — or SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.