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To see if your child is eligible and/or apply for this benefit, please contact your child’s school. More information can be found in this page.
Summer EBT benefits are available for four months. Summer EBT benefits expire 122 days from the date the benefits were first loaded onto your Summer EBT card. Federal regulations do not allow benefits to be replaced after they have been expunged.
If you are not interested in receiving the Summer EBT benefit, please notify your school district. If you receive a Summer EBT card and do not plan to use the benefits, please destroy the card.
Summer EBT benefits are specific to the child and cannot be given to another person.
If you received a Summer EBT card, but your child does not receive free or reduced-price school meals and you believe you are not eligible for these benefits, please do not use the card and contact your child’s school to confirm. If you received the card in error, please destroy the card.
If your Summer EBT card has been lost, stolen or damaged, and the benefits on the card have not been used, it is important to immediately cancel your card. You can cancel your card by using the ConnectEBT app on your mobile device; online at EBT Connect Client Portal or by calling 1-800-997-3333. This will “freeze” your card so no one can use your benefits. You may be asked to verify your identity. There may be a $1.50 fee for replacement Summer EBT cards.
If your Summer EBT card has been stolen, and the benefits on the card have been used, the state cannot provide you with new benefits as federal regulations do not allow for the replacement of stolen Summer EBT benefits.
If you suspect your PIN was stolen, you can call 1-800-997-3333, go to www.NJFamiliesFirst.com or download the ConnectEBT app in the Apple App store or Google Play store to review your transactions and/or change your PIN to protect any remaining benefits.
