A new summer program is helping to feed millions of families in dozens of states. But not everyone qualified.

Cherokee, Chickasaw and Muscogee nations are offering Summer EBT in an area home to over 100,000 eligible Native and non-Native kids.

Administrative costs and a lack of political will are leading some states to turn down a new food aid program for children.

The USDA’s new Summer EBT program fills gaps left by its existing Summer Food Service Program, where families only get free meals at a specific site.