5 THINGS TO KNOW: How to signup eligible children for the Chickasaw Nation's Summer EBT program

Derrick James, McAlester News-Capital, Okla.
·1-min read

Apr. 23—The Chickasaw Nation details the tribe's Summer EBT program for eligible school children in participating school districts in south-central and southeastern Oklahoma.

1 What is the Summer EBT program?

This program allows qualifying families to receive $40 of free food per child per month for May, June and July. Once approved, Summer EBT cards will be mailed to the address provided, along with a list of participating stores. You will also receive a food card and shopping list to help identify approved food items.

2 What makes my child eligible for the program?

Participants must have a child enrolled in a participating school district in grades Pre-K-12 who receives free or reduced-cost meals at school.

Participation in this program will have no impact on other government assistance you and your child receive.

3 Does my child have to be Native American to qualify?

This federally funded program is available to anyone; you do not have to be Native American to qualify.

4 What area school districts are participating?

Hartshorne, Krebs, McAlester, Pittsburg, Quinton, Wilburton, Savanna, Kiowa, Haileyville, Frink-Chambers, Canadian, Crowder, Indianola, Stuart, and Tannehill. A complete list of participating schools can be found online at chickasaw.net/SummerEBT.

5 Where can I apply for the program?

An online application is available at chickasaw.net/SummerEBT. Those without internet access can apply by calling 580-272-1178 or 844-256-3467 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays.

—Derrick James

  • Up next
  • Up next
  • Up next
  • Up next

Latest stories

  • Students occupy UK university campuses in protest against Gaza war

    The protests follow violent clashes at campuses across the US, most prominently at Columbia University in New York.

  • Private school had parents investigated by social services in row over trans daughter

    A leading private school in Scotland had parents investigated by social workers after they fought teachers’ attempts to “affirm” their daughter’s transgender identity.

  • Gazans thank US university protesters as Israel calls for students to be expelled

    While some US colleges are hardening their stance on pro-Palestinian protesters, in Gaza they are being applauded.

  • Mordaunt: Strict response needed if UK campus Gaza protests replicate US

    The Commons Leader made the remarks in response to a request for a debate on ‘antisemitism at UK universities’.

  • Gaza protests: French students demand an end to ties with Israeli universities

    Student protests against Israel have entered their second week in France. A town hall event Thursday at the prestigious Sciences Po school in Paris ended with the administration refusing to create a working group to investigate ties with Israeli universities, which students across France want to see cut over the war in Gaza. It is just one demand of many that are motivating students across France and beyond to keep protesting. The provisional administrator of prestigious Sciences Po school in Pa

  • Police kill 14-year-old ‘active shooter’ at Wisconsin school

    A 14-year-old suspect has been shot dead after reports an active shooter threatened a Wisconsin middle school.

  • Universities are making it worse with their 'overreaction' to pro-Palestinian protests, expert on American dissent says

    Ralph Young, a history professor who has studied and written extensively about protest movements in America, says universities are making a mistake.

  • School with pupils who have 'love for learning' celebrate 'outstanding' Ofsted rating

    Inspectors gave Oakdene Primary Academy the highest possible ranking after the school received its second outstanding inspection in all areas.

  • Columbia journalism students recall NYPD raid

    STORY: It was the second time in as many weeks that the administration had called on police to control the protests over Israel's war in Gaza. Students have been suspended, and threatened with expulsion. Police are now stationed around-the-clock on campus."The police were aggressive," said investigative journalism student Oishika Neogi. "There was a point at which we were standing at the sundial on campus and everywhere we looked, we could see police marching in. And it was just a very eerie, surreal... moment where just everywhere you looked, there's police. I don't think there were as many students inside on campus as there were police."Adversaries of pro-Palestinian protesters accuse them of antisemitism, a claim Columbia student protesters and their faculty advocates strongly deny.Pro-Palestinian protests demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and divestment from companies linked to Israel have spread across U.S. universities in the two weeks since Columbia administrators called in police to dismantle the encampment. "You saw people being dragged backwards with their hands tied behind their backs," said investigative journalism student Nandhini Srinivasan, referring to April 18, when over 100 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested at Columbia after university president Minouche Shafik asked New York police to clear the encampment. "Some of them still had masks. A lot of them, quite a few of them, didn't even have the time to tell legal observers their names and you could see people next to me screaming, 'Tell us your name! Tell us your name, because you're going with the NYPD. We need to be able to get you out.' There were times when they wouldn't even have a chance to tell their names. It was just a very intense experience."

  • A degree in Taylor Swift... 10 musicians who are the subject of university courses

    Adults in the UK have been offered the chance to take part in a college course to brush up on their Taylor Swift knowledge ahead of her concerts in Britain this summer. The session will inform those attending the gigs with their children all about Taylor's music, set lists and outfits. However, she is not the only musician to have a unique place in academia – as these artists have all had educational courses dedicated to them.

  • Paris university refuses to cut ties with Israel amid pro-Palestinian protests

    As university campuses around France shut down in the face of pro-Palestinian protests, administrators at the prestigious Sciences Po university in Paris refused to accede to demands to end partnerships with Israeli institutions. The higher education minister has asked university presidents to quell protests using all means at their disposal. At a two-hour “town hall” debate held at Sciences Po in Paris on Thursday, administrators refused to consider ending its partnerships with Israeli companie

  • Alleged Shooter 'Neutralized' Outside Middle School in Wisconsin

    An alleged shooter was stopped by police before entering Mount Horeb Middle School in Dane County, Wisconsin, on Wednesday morning, May 1, according to local authorities.The Mount Horeb Area School District said the suspect “did not breach the entryway” and said no one was harmed, “with the exception of the alleged assailant.”In a since-edited post, the school district said the suspect had been “neutralized” outside the school’s gates.This footage from local news outlet Madison365 shows police vehicles and an ambulance arriving outside the school.Wisconsin’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr Jill Underly, who oversees education, said her office was aware of the incident and said the “children, staff, and families are in our hearts.” Credit: Madison365 via Storyful

  • Robert Kraft says elite schools are to blame for 'hate' on campus

    The Patriots owner and Columbia megadonor Robert Kraft took out full-page ads decrying what he described as "hate" by student protesters.

  • Pro-Palestine protesters ask for food so they can continue camping at University College London

    Students who have set up pro-Palestine camps at UK universities are pleading for food and blankets.

  • A lawmaker proposed a bill that would ban DEI in medical schools. Doctors say it could roll back progress toward improving Black maternal health.

    Doctors and professors at some of the nation’s most prestigious medical schools tell CNN the anti-DEI legislation could thwart efforts to teach medical students how to understand and communicate with different cultures and dispel racial stereotypes and myths in health care.

  • Australian student protests show US campus divisions over Gaza war are going global

    So far, violent scenes seen at universities across the US have not been repeated in Australia where multiple Gaza solidarity demonstrations have emerged on campus.

  • Jill Biden recognizes her fellow teachers at a swanky White House dinner for answering 'a calling'

    Jill Biden on Thursday paid tribute to her fellow teachers, hosting the 2024 national and state teachers of the year at a swanky White House dinner to honor their commitment to their students and excellence in the classroom. President Joe Biden made a brief, surprise appearance at the East Room event immediately after he returned from a trip to North Carolina, saying he appreciates everything teachers do. The national and state teachers of the year typically attend a White House ceremony after they're selected by an organization that represents elementary and secondary school educators.

  • Goldsmiths Students Occupy Library As Palestine Protests Spread To UK

    Goldsmiths Students Occupy Library As Palestine Protests Spread To UK

  • Opinion: What’s happening in Texas is an assault on American democracy

    The University of Texas motto is ‘What starts here changes the world.’ After a month on campus that began with an assault on DEI and ended with police crackdowns on protesters, professor Peniel E. Joseph says he’s still fighting for the power of a just university.

  • Lauren Boebert heckled with chants of ‘Beetlejuice’ by college students

    Congresswoman was asked to leave Denver performance of musical in September after loudly singing along, vaping and appearing to get intimate with her date