More than 37,000 kids across Wyoming will be automatically enrolled in a federally funded program to help ensure children get enough to eat in the summer. The program, called SUN Bucks, provides school-aged children with grocery money over the summer months. Each eligible child receives $120 for groceries in the form of a preloaded debit card.
Program Details
SUN Bucks helps feed our rural children who are out of school for the summer and are missing school breakfast and school lunch, according to Department of Family Services Director Korin Schmidt. This allows families to buy groceries when they are able so they can have food in the house for those missed meals.
The Biden administration launched the program through the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2024. However, Wyoming was one of 15 states to opt out of the SUN Bucks program initially. In 2025 and 2026, the Wyoming Legislature killed subsequent legislative attempts to join the program.
Most children who are eligible for SUN Bucks will be automatically enrolled in the program for 2026. The Department of Family Services has started to notify families by email or in the mail. Families who think they may be eligible, but are not automatically enrolled, can fill out a program application for SUN Bucks.
Original reporting: Oil City News (Casper WY) — read the source article.
