CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Department of Family Services is officially launching the SUN Bucks program, announcing important dates and a help line for Wyoming families.

Sun Bucks is a federal program to support eligible school-age children by providing grocery money for the summer months. Gov. Mark Gordon directed DFS to implement the program in Wyoming with an executive order on April 15.

“This is an essential program to give a little boost for children in our state who may not otherwise have access to healthy food. We want our children to thrive, because when our children are successful, so too are our communities,” Gordon said.

More than 37,000 qualified children will be automatically enrolled in SUN Bucks for summer 2026 without needing to apply. Families will begin receiving notifications this week that their children qualified for SUN Bucks in an email message from sunbucks@dfs.wyo.gov, or in the mail. SUN Bucks electronic benefit transfer cards will be mailed to eligible children beginning in early July.

“We are grateful to the governor for supporting this program, and we are excited to implement it,” said DFS Director Korin Schmidt. “SUN Bucks helps feed our rural children who are out of school for the summer and are missing school breakfast and school lunch. This allows families to buy groceries when they are able so they can have food in the house for those missed meals.”

Families will receive one SUN Bucks card for each eligible child, which will be pre-loaded with a $120 food benefit. The SUN Bucks card can be used at any participating Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) retailer.

Some children may be eligible but not enrolled in SUN Bucks. Families can check their child’s enrollment status and apply online at sunbucks.dfs.wyo.gov/ which began June 22.

For more information visit the DFS website at dfs.wyo.gov, email ask-sunbucks@wyo.gov, or call the SUN Bucks Customer Service Line from 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday through Friday at 307-777-8SUN (307-777-8786).