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Advocates press committee to fund Summer EBT administration and reimburse stolen EBT benefits
Summary
Multiple hunger and child-advocacy groups asked the Committee on Social Services Budget to include $925,000 to administer Summer EBT, which would draw down nearly $65 million in federal benefits for Kansas families, and $100,000 to reimburse families whose EBT benefits were stolen via skimming.
Advocates from Kansas Action for Children, Kansas Appleseed, Harvesters Community Food Network and other food-security organizations urged the House Committee on Social Services Budget to adopt funding that would allow Kansas to administer the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (Summer EBT) program and to reimburse households whose EBT funds were stolen by skimming.
Adrienne Ullnick, vice president of Kansas Action for Children, said Summer EBT helps…
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