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Muscogee Nation offers EBT amount identical to program Oklahoma turned down

www.kosu.org Muscogee Nation offers EBT amount identical to program Oklahoma turned down

Because Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt opted out of a Summer EBT program to feed children, the Muscogee Nation has decided to give practically identical benefits.

Muscogee Nation offers EBT amount identical to program Oklahoma turned down
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  • The Muscogee, Chickasaw and Cherokee nations have partnered with the United States Department of Agriculture and the nonprofit Hunger Free Oklahoma to pool together $16 million from their organizations and matching grants as a stand-in for the EBT program. Both Native and non-Native children are eligible for the program.

    They are standing up for the community (again) after the Governor has failed the state (yet again).