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Thousands of children in Nevada will automatically receive a retroactive one-time payment of $120 this month, thanks to a popular free food program designed to cover kids during summer vacation.
Officials for the Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services (DWSS) announced Nevada families eligible for the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer program will start receiving the food benefit starting next week.
Payments will be distributed in one lump sum to eligible households with children from Pre-K through the 12th grade. State health officials estimate 350,000 children in Nevada will benefit from the program.
Households with children eligible for the free and reduced lunch program will automatically receive their benefits in the first round of payments in mid-September on existing EBT cards for families that participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
Eligible households that do not have an existing EBT card should receive a pre-loaded Summer EBT card by mail in mid-October. Summer EBT cards will be mailed to the last known address the parent or guardian provided when enrolling their child in school.