What is Summer EBT?
The Arkansas Department of Human Services has partnered with the Arkansas Department of Education to provide summer food benefits (SEBT) to certain households. These benefits can help families buy food to provide meals for their children during the summer and will be available on an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card and can be used like SNAP benefits
How to apply for Summer EBT Benefits
• You cannot apply over the phone. SEBT applications can be submitted:
Online at Access Arkansas - Learn
At any DHS office
Scan and email to: SummerEBT@dhs.arkansas.gov
Mail to:
Arkansas Department of Human Services
Mississippi Scanning Center
P.O. Box 2630
Blytheville, AR 72315
More information about Summer EBT benefits can be found online, here: ar.gov/summerebt
Important Guidelines
Children who are in Head Start/Early Head Start, Foster Care, are Homeless, are a member of a Migrant family, or are a Runaway, will
automatically be eligible for Summer EBT benefits without meeting other eligibility criteria.
If verification of any item(s) is requested to determine SEBT eligibility, and not provided by the deadline, your SEBT application will be
denied, and you will have to reapply.
You may reapply until August 25, 2025, ONLY if you are denied AND your circumstances have changed since the last application.
If you previously opted out of SEBT benefits and want to opt back in, please mail or email (at the addresses above) a written signed
statement, with ALL HH members name and DOB, asking to opt back in to SEBT program.
If you were approved in 2024, the same SEBT card will be used each year. A new card will not be issued, unless requested.
Each approved child will receive a one-time issuance of $120.00 for the summer of 2025.
Once approved for Summer EBT this year, no changes need to be reported.
Unspent benefits will automatically expire after 122 days from the date they became available on the SEBT card.
For more information, contact Melody Olson at Guy-Perkins - 501-402-4364.