Oregon Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT) is a food benefit program that begins June 5, designed to help address hunger in Oregon when children are on summer break and don’t have easy access to healthy meals at school. This is the third year this program has run, and it’s expected to serve 360,000 children this year. Eligible families can check their balance at www.ebtedge.com. Summer EBT provides $120 for each eligible child to buy food.
Families who didn’t automatically get Summer EBT on June 5, 2026, should check program requirements before applying. Families can check requirements at sebt.oregon.gov or by contacting the Summer EBT Call Center at 833-673-7328. The Call Center is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., PDT. Apply online in English and Spanish or with a paper application in multiple languages at sebt.oregon.gov.
Families can double their money by up to $20 per day at participating Oregon Farmers Markers, Community Supported Agriculture farms (CSAs) and grocery stores using Double Up Food Bucks. The Hood River Farmers Market is located at 501 Columbia St., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays through November. White Salmon’s is Tuesdays, 4-7 p.m., at Rheingarten Park through September. The Dalles Farmers Market is at the Union Street city park, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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