Melissa Mecija joined the 10News team in July 2010. She currently works as a 10News This Morning weekday anchor.
SAN DIEGO — It’s a program meant to help parents feed their children during the summer months, but one San Diego mother said the money was taken from her SUN Bucks cards before they ever got a chance to use them.According to California’s Department of Social Services, the SUN Bucks program works like CalFresh but during school breaks. For each child in a household, it provides $40 per month for food for June, July and August.
“That’s when she said this is a federal program and the money that was allotted is all that we have, so there's going to be no re-issue. My heart dropped, and I cried.”She encourages people to use the online app for the money that is available.“If you download the app, you can opt out of having your card used in another state and opt out of having your card used online.
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