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SUN Bucks Information

SUN Bucks Summer Food Program Renewed For Kids in 2025! 
 
California’s Summer EBT program, known as SUN Bucks, is returning in 2025. This food program provides families with $40 per month for food in June, July, and August ($120 total) when children do not have access to school meals. Participating in SUN Bucks does not affect a family’s immigration status.
 
Most students in our District who qualify for free or reduced-price school meals through CalFresh, CalWORKs, and/or Medi-Cal, are automatically enrolled. Children in foster care, experiencing homelessness, attending Head Start, and/or are considered a runaway are also categorically eligible and are automatically enrolled. Some children may need to sign up.

If you DID receive a Sun Bucks card this summer, you DO NOT need to complete this application. You have been automatically enrolled for the Sun Bucks program through the state's streamlined certification process because you met the eligibility requirements as a recipient of one or more of the following: California Statewide Automated Welfare System (CalSAWS): Age 6–18 and enrollment in CalFresh, CalWORKs, or Medi-Cal (with income confirmed at or under 185 percent of the Federal Poverty Level [FPL]) OR Certification through the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS): Enrollment in a school participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP)/School Breakfast Program (SBP).
 
If you DID NOT receive a Sun Bucks card this summer AND you meet the eligibility requirement scale that was included in our ParentSquare message, please complete this application by September 2, 2025.
 
SunBucks Help Line: (877) 328-9677

 

Apply Online:  EMCSD UBA English Application
Aplicar en Línea: EMCSD UBA Spanish Application
 
Paper Applications
USDA NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
 
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
 
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
 
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027External link opens in new window or tab. (PDF), found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call 866-632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
 
mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
 
fax:
202-690-7442; or
 

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.