Families now have more ways to give kids the nutrition they need in summer when school is out. The Summer Meal Program and the Summer EBT Program offers convenient, flexible options to help youth reach their full potential.
Outreach
Help spread the word that youth can enjoy a free meal with friends AND stock up on free groceries this summer! Download our Outreach Toolkit that has some easy resources that you can use to share with your community, including printed materials and sample messages:
Spread the word through your local school, farmers market or library! You can find Summer Meal Outreach Material from Oregon Dept. of Education and OSU Extension and the Summer EBT Partner Resource webpage from Oregon Dept. of Human Services. Share this video, too!
Summer Meals
Many Summer Meals locations in Multnomah County will be open to all community youth to drop in and eat a free meal this summer. These include parks, youth programs, Midland Library, and apartment and mobile home communities. Some schools are open for lunch and many more are feeding students enrolled in summer school and camps.
Free Summer Meals are available to ALL youth ages 1- 18, without paperwork, income verification, and regardless of immigration status. Meals will be served on-site so plan to stay, eat and have fun.
To find an open meal site near you visit SummerFoodOregon.org, or call 2-1-1
Summer EBT
Summer EBT is a program to help families buy food for their school-aged children each summer. If you qualify, you will get $120 for each eligible child to spend on food. Families use a card to buy groceries at any store or farmers market that accepts Oregon EBT.
Most eligible families won’t have to apply.
- Already have SNAP, TANF or OHP? Applied for and received Summer EBT in 2024? Benefits will likely be automatically added to your EBT card on May 23, 2025. Children in foster care are also signed up automatically. Children who are automatically eligible do not need to apply.
- Other families will be eligible based on income. If you don’t get Summer EBT by May and think your child is eligible, you may need to apply. Contact the Call Center or go to sebt.oregon.gov for help. You can apply until September 3.
- Summer EBT is available regardless of immigration status and the public charge rule does not apply.
Questions? Call 833-ORE-SEBT (1-833-673-7328) Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time. Get help by email at summerebtinfo@odhs.oregon.gov.
More information: Visit sebt.oregon.gov (English) or ebtv.oregon.gov (Spanish) to learn more. The online application will open May 30.