Nutrition Services
Free language assistance, auxiliary aids, and/or accommodations are available upon request.
Please contact (541) 889-5374 or email psuyematsu@ontario.k12.or.us
SEBT Program
Summer EBT is Here – Get $120 for Food This Summer!
We’re excited to share that the Oregon Summer EBT program is back for summer 2025! This program helps families buy food during the summer. Each eligible student can get $120 for groceries.
Who can get this benefit? Your school-age child may be automatically eligible if:
• Your family gets SNAP, TANF, or Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid) and meets income rules.
• Your child gets free or reduced-price school meals and meets income rules.
• Your child is in foster care, in migrant education, experiencing homelessness, in a qualified Head Start, or part of the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR).
• Your family gets SNAP, TANF, or Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid) and meets income rules.
• Your child gets free or reduced-price school meals and meets income rules.
• Your child is in foster care, in migrant education, experiencing homelessness, in a qualified Head Start, or part of the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR).
Your school-age child may be eligible by application if:
• Your family meets the federal income requirements for free or reduced-price meals at school, and
• Your child attends a school that participates in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) or School Breakfast Program (SBP).
• Your family meets the federal income requirements for free or reduced-price meals at school, and
• Your child attends a school that participates in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) or School Breakfast Program (SBP).
Important things to know:
• If you got Summer EBT last year through an approved application (2024), you don’t need to apply again. Your family will get benefits on May 22, 2025.
• If you’re new to the program and didn’t get benefits on May 22, 2025, you must apply by Sept. 3, 2025
• The money will be placed on an Oregon EBT card and can be used at most grocery stores, farmers markets, and more.
• If you got Summer EBT last year through an approved application (2024), you don’t need to apply again. Your family will get benefits on May 22, 2025.
• If you’re new to the program and didn’t get benefits on May 22, 2025, you must apply by Sept. 3, 2025
• The money will be placed on an Oregon EBT card and can be used at most grocery stores, farmers markets, and more.
To learn more or apply, visit sebt.oregon.gov or email summerebtinfo@odhs.oregon.gov. Starting May 19, 2025, you also can call the Oregon Summer EBT Call Center at 1-833-673-7328 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific.
Eating well helps children stay healthy, grow strong, and do better in school. That’s why programs like Summer EBT are so important for students.
SNAP Information
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Update – Some students whose families are currently receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have begun receiving their P-PEBT benefits. The Oregon Department of Education, Child Nutrition Programs is working diligently with Schools and the Department of Human Services (DHS) to collect and process student data. P-EBT benefits will continue to be issued to eligible students throughout the months of June, July and August. Please visit the DHS website for more information or contact DHS directly for benefit issuance questions. DHS can be reached by calling (503) 945-6481 or by emailing ebt.schoolmeals@dhsoha.state.or.us
You can also apply for benefits by scanning the QR Code attached HERE!
Nutrition Nuggets
Nutrition Nuggets!
New Additions
Non-Discrimination Statement
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form
(http://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_12.pdf), (AD-3027) found online at: www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form
(http://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_12.pdf), (AD-3027) found online at: www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.