The Cherokee Nation is hoping to keep thousands of kids fed over the summer break through its Summer EBT program after Oklahoma turned down the statewide program for the third year in a row.
Hunger Free Oklahoma (HFO) says there are around 403,000 children in Oklahoma who would have been eligible to receive Summer EBT if the state had opted in. Instead, it’s partnered with the Cherokee Nation and several other Oklahoma tribes to offer the program to students on tribal land.
For the Cherokee Nation, that means eligible students going to school across its 7,000-mile reservation can enroll in the program. That includes students in parts of Tulsa, Bartlesville and Skiatook. The tribe expects to help around 50,000 children this summer…