Tell Tennessee Officials: Restore Summer EBT!

Tennessee has a huge opportunity to help feed hundreds of thousands of kids across the state. The House and Senate Finance Committees are currently finalizing the state budget, and Summer EBT funding for summer 2027 is on the table right now in SB1911/HB1835. This program previously helped over 700,000 children across all 95 Tennessee counties access nutritious food when school meals are unavailable in the summer.

Here's what that means in practice: eligible Tennessee families would receive $120 per child for groceries over the summer. No driving to meal sites, just the flexibility to stock their kitchens with the healthy food their kids need. For a small state investment, Tennessee could bring in $151 million in federal dollars flowing directly to grocers, farmers, and small businesses statewide.

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Fund Summer EBT in the 2027 state budget

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SB1911/HB1835 would bring Summer EBT back to Tennessee for summer 2027, and the numbers make this an easy call. For a small state investment, Tennessee would bring in $151 million in federal dollars flowing directly to grocers, farmers, and small businesses across all 95 counties. This isn't an expense; it's one of the strongest returns on investment in this budget.

The program has already proven what it can do here. Tennessee families across all 95 counties have benefited from Summer EBT. Over 700,000 children received the nutrition support they needed when school meals weren't available. The framework exists. The funding is there. The Finance Committee's decision is whether Tennessee claims it.

Every summer this goes unfunded, hardworking families are left to cover a real gap in meals on their own. That's a burden the state has the power to relieve at minimal cost and with significant return.

The budget decision before your committee is the moment that determines whether Tennessee children and families have this support in 2027. I'm asking you to vote to include Summer EBT funding and send a clear signal that Tennessee will not leave this investment on the table.

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