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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="ui-provider">Hello Community Partners, </span><br>
<br>
<span class="ui-provider">As the air begins to cool and households return back to school, the Summer EBT program for 2024 is beginning to come to a close. Earlier this month, we received approval from USDA Food and Nutrition Services to extend the application
window for 2024 until the end of this month. The last day for families to apply for 2024 Summer EBT benefits is Sept. 30, 2024. To find out more about this change, please take a moment to review ODHS’
<a href="https://apps.oregon.gov/oregon-newsroom/OR/ODHS/Posts/Post/summer-ebt-application-deadline-extended-sept-30-2024">
press release</a> on Sept. 05, 2024, announcing this extension. With more time for families to apply for Summer EBT, outreach efforts continues to spread across Oregon to reach as many eligible families as possible.</span><br>
<br>
<span class="ui-provider">I wanted to take a moment to share our most recent Summer EBT Community Partner newsletter for September with you in
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/odhs/providers-partners/self-sufficiency/Documents/sebt-partner-news-sept-2024-en.pdf">
English</a> and <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/odhs/providers-partners/self-sufficiency/Documents/sebt-partner-news-sept-2024-es.pdf">
Spanish</a>. </span>You can also find the PDF versions of these newsletters, attached.
<span class="ui-provider">If you have a few moments today, please take a peek at this newsletter that includes a few short articles about: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="ui-provider"><span style="color:windowtext">2024 Summer EBT application closure date extended to Sept. 30, 2024+2</span></span><span class="ui-provider"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span class="ui-provider">Additional ways you can help reach more potentially eligible families </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span class="ui-provider"><span style="color:windowtext">Food resources for the school year ahead</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span class="ui-provider">Summer EBT call center update with stories of how Summer EBT is helping Oregon families<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="ui-provider">If you have questions about Summer EBT or find that you’re looking for additional resources that you’re not seeing within the Resources for Partners section of our website, please feel free to reach out to me.
I’d love to connect and see what our team can do to support you in the team effort of sharing resources effectively with the families we serve together. I can be reached by email at
<a href="mailto:kathryn.i.garland@odhs.oregon.gov">kathryn.i.garland@odhs.oregon.gov</a> or by phone at (541) 315-0079. </span><br>
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<span class="ui-provider">Your partner in reducing hunger in Oregon, </span><br>
<span class="ui-provider">Kathryn Garland</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:black">Kathryn Garland</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:black">Program Analyst 2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:black">Summer EBT – Community Engagement and Expansion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:black">Mobile/Text: (541) 315-0079<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Abadi",sans-serif;color:black">Email:
<a href="mailto:Kathryn.i.garland@odhs.oregon.gov">Kathryn.i.garland@odhs.oregon.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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