Families with kids at Vermont schools can now get money for summer meals

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Eligible Vermont families will soon be able to get federal assistance to help pay for their children’s meals during summer break, the state announced in a Wednesday press release. This benefit, called the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer, could provide up to $120 per child for low-income households as part of a new program launched by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In Vermont, the program is administered by two state agencies, the Agency of Human Services and