Bates County News

Friday, August 23, 2024

Missouri Approved to Administer Summer EBT

 Missouri has been approved to administer Summer EBT 2024. This program is a dedication and commitment between the lead agency, the Department of Social Services (DSS), along with DESE. Summer EBT provides Missouri children who are eligible for free and reduced-price school meals the opportunity to receive critical nutrition benefits.

Households who need to apply can submit the application online (https://www.healthytogether.co/onboarding/missouri-sun-bucks) by August 31, 2024. Families can use the Missouri SuN Bucks Eligibility (https://mydss.mo.gov/sunbucks-eligibility) to see if they need to complete an application.

Families with children who meet the criteria will receive an EBT card by mail, or the benefit will be added to their existing EBT card. Criteria for automatic eligibility includes:

The household already participates in SNAP or Temporary Assistance; including extended eligible household members, or

The child is age 7-17 and in foster care, homeless, a migrant, or

The child attends a school that offers the National School Lunch or School Breakfast Program and the household income meets the requirements for free or reduced-price school meals.



Bonnie Juanita Dickerson, age 76 of Butler

  Funeral services for Bonnie Dickerson of Butler, Missouri will be 10 a.m. Thursday, February 20, 2025 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-...