2026 Summer EBT Benefits
What is Summer EBT? The Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (Summer EBT or SUN Bucks) began in 2024 and provides grocery benefits to low-income families with school-aged children when schools are closed for the summer. Summer EBT benefits will either be loaded to a household’s Ohio Direction Card, or a benefit card will […]
Protect Your EBT Card – Use The Lock & Unlock Features
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Protect Your EBT Card
According to the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services, officials with the U.S. Food and Nutrition Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have indicated that criminals are targeting SNAP benefit recipients in every state, including Ohio. Criminals have increasingly used “skimming” to steal EBT card numbers. Such as when a fraudulent device is […]
Protect Your SNAP Benefits!
You now have the ability to lock your EBT card using the EBT Connect Mobile App and online using the EBT Cardholder Portal (https://www.connectebt.com/ohebtclient/index.jsp) *In order to utilize the Mobile App, you must first register/create an account on the EBT Cardholder portal. You are encouraged to select the ‘Lock Everywhere’ option when not actively making […]
