Who can get this benefit?
Your school-age child may be automatically eligible if:
- Your family gets SNAP, TANF, or Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid) and meets income rules.
- Your child gets free or reduced-price school meals and meets income rules.
- Your child is in foster care, in migrant education, experiencing homelessness, in a qualified Head Start, or part of the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR).
Your school-age child may be eligible by application if:
- Your family meets the federal income requirements for free or reduced-price meals at school, and
- Your child attends a school that participates in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) or School Breakfast Program (SBP).
Important things to know:
- If you got Summer EBT last year through an approved application (2024), you don’t need to apply again. Your family will get benefits on May 22, 2025.
- If you’re new to the program and didn’t get benefits on May 22, 2025, you must apply by Sept. 3, 2025
- The money will be placed on an Oregon EBT card and can be used at most grocery stores, farmers markets, and more.
To learn more or apply, visit sebt.oregon.gov or email [email protected]. Starting May 19, 2025, you also can call the Oregon Summer EBT Call Center at 1-833-673-7328 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.