If your household has received CalFresh Benefits between July 1, 2024 and today, your child should automatically be enrolled in the 2025 SUN Bucks program. You likely will not need to submit a 2025 SUN Bucks application.
If your household is not currently enrolled in CalFresh, or your income has changed recently and you believe you are eligible, we encourage you to apply for CalFresh benefits. Households enrolled in CalFresh should automatically receive SUN Bucks for their school aged children in summer 2025. Families can check their CalFresh eligibility online at mRelief.com and be connected to a local agency to help with the application.
- Orange County families can check their CalFresh eligibility by texting FOOD OC or COMIDA OC to 74544
- Riverside and San Bernardino County families can check their CalFresh eligibility by texting FOOD IE or COMIDA IE to 74544
If your household is not eligible for CalFresh and your child attends a school where all children automatically receive free and reduced price school meals (breakfast or lunch), ask your child’s school for a School Meal Application or a Universal Benefits Application. Submit the School Meal Application or Universal Benefits Application to your child’s school to see if you qualify based on household size and income. Completing these forms should help your child to be automatically enrolled in the 2025 SUN Bucks program.
We encourage families to keep your mailing address current to ensure SUN Bucks cards are sent to the right place!
- If you get CalFresh, CalWORKS, or Medi-Cal, change your address online at BenefitsCal.com, or call or visit your local county Department of Social Services office.
- If your child qualify for free or reduced-priced school meals, change your address at your child’s school of attendance. Not sure? Check with your child’s school.
To learn more and apply, please visit How to Get SUN Bucks.