NC adds ‘Summer EBT’ for children in need; SC Republican asks Gov. to accept the program

Some Republican-led states have accepted federal funding for a program that will make getting food during the summer easier for children on free and reduced price lunch, others use it as political football.

Families that qualify will receive $40 per month for the three summer months per child. It will be paid out in a lump sum through electronic benefits (EBT). Learn more about "SUN Bucks" or "Summer EBT" here: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/sunbucks 

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Guests:
-Katrina Shealy, Republican South Carolina State Senator

-Tamara Baker, Project & Communications Director at the Carolina Hunger Initiative

-Madhu Vulimiri, Deputy Director of the Division of Child and Family Well-Being at NCDHHS

-Bekah Brunstetter, playwright with a new adaptation of Lysistrata titled "The Game" debuting at Playmakers Repertory Theater in Chapel Hill.

Show Notes:
Here's the Op-Ed Sen. Shealy co-wrote with Democratic Sen. Darrell Jackson.
-https://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/commentary/gov-mcmaster-sc-legislature-summer-ebt-program/article_6807914a-cb71-11ee-a39f-5b488d7b1a17.html