NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DISTRIBUTES SUMMER EBT BENEFITS TO MORE THAN 550,000 CHILDREN

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June 12, 2024

www.nj.gov/agriculture

PO Box 330

Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0330

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