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us: Webinar for Community Partners on the new Summer EBT grocery benefits program<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Please join the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) and Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) in a virtual meeting about the new Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT) food benefits program
for children. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Date:</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> Friday, June 21, 2024
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Time:</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> 11 a.m. to Noon, Pacific Time<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Zoom registration link:
</span></b><a href="https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_AyTVV9wyRyKNVMr5g0KGuw">https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_AyTVV9wyRyKNVMr5g0KGuw</a><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">We want everyone to feel welcome and safe. We will provide free support for you to participate, including<b>
</b><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">American Sign Language and live captioning. If you need other languages or supports, please contact the Summer EBT Team at 1-833-ORE-SEBT or Summer EBT
<a href="mailto:SummerEBTInfo@odhs.oregon.gov">SummerEBTInfo@odhs.oregon.gov</a>. All relay calls are accepted. Please submit your request by noon on Tuesday, June 18, 2024.</span></span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">During the webinar there will be an informational presentation about Summer EBT and how it will work in Oregon, including a look at the application process and details on who needs to apply, and
resources partners can share. There will also be time for questions and answers from a panel of ODE and ODHS staff. We hope you will join us to learn more and continue discussing how we can partner around this important opportunity to reduce food insecurity
for children during the summer. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">About Summer EBT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Summer EBT <span style="color:black">
helps close the summer hunger gap when children are on summer break and lose access to healthy meals at school. It will provide a onetime payment of $120 per child who qualifies. Families will use an Oregon EBT card to buy groceries at authorized retailers.
An estimated 294,000 school-age children in Oregon may be eligible. Summer EBT became a new, permanent program through the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. Learn more at
</span></span><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/odhs/food/Pages/sebt.aspx"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">sebt.oregon.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Xana McCrea </span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#4472C4">she/her</span><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Community Partnership Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Call or text: 541-321-3339<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:xana.mccrea@odhs.oregon.gov">xana.mccrea@odhs.oregon.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Self-Sufficiency Program (SSP)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Branch 2002 – West 11<sup>th</sup> Family Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">2101 W 11<sup>th</sup> Ave<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Eugene, OR 97402<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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