PRESS RELEASE — Today during National Farmers Market Week, Governor Josh Stein and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dev Sangvai visited the Durham Farmers’ Market to highlight the SUN Bucks program, which provides nutritious food for more than a million North Carolina children throughout the summer. While private philanthropies have stepped in during past years to help the state cover its share to activate the federal program, this year’s budget includes state funding to operate SUN Bucks in the summer of 2027.
Topics Related to Child and Family Well-Being
NCDHHS is recognizing three maternity centers through the NC Maternity Center Breastfeeding-Friendly Designation Program, as North Carolina celebrates National Breastfeeding Month.
NCDHHS is seeking dedicated people across all North Carolina communities to join the NC System of Care Advisory Council. The council will bring together families, youth, young adults, community partners, providers, state agencies, advocates and other stakeholders to provide strategic guidance and recommendations that strengthen North Carolina's System of Care.
On June 5, NCDHHS' System of Care Team in the Division of Child and Family Well-Being proudly partnered with Poe Center for Health Education to host the inaugural System of Care Day in Raleigh. The event brought together advocates, service providers, community leaders and families for a morning of learning, connection and collaboration.
PRESS RELEASE — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the first round of SUN Bucks benefits for summer 2026 will reach more than 1 million children, with $121 million distributed to eligible families across the state in this first issuance alone.
February is Marfan Awareness Month, dedicated to raising awareness about Marfan syndrome, which is a genetic condition that affects the body’s connective tissue.
PRESS RELEASE — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) expects to process full November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments by Friday morning. Approximately 600,000 households should see the full benefit amount loaded on their EBT cards by Friday. The development comes following the U.S. House and U.S. Senate resolution to end the federal government shutdown announced late Wednesday evening, and subsequent guidance from the USDA on Thursday to states to issue full benefits.
STATEMENT — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) acknowledges the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision issued late Friday night granting the Trump Administration’s appeal to temporarily halt the distribution of full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. After issuing partial November SNAP benefits to North Carolinians on Friday morning, NCDHHS was on track to issue the remaining full benefits over the weekend. However, due to the White House decision to appeal a court order that would have provided full benefits, NCDHHS paused this effort. In
PRESS RELEASE — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services received notice Friday afternoon that the United States Department of Agriculture will fully fund November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. While NCDHHS works with federal partners to get the remainder of November processed, beneficiaries could see the additional funds on their EBT cards possibly as soon as this weekend. Partial payments were loaded onto EBT cards Friday morning for more than 586,000 households that rely on SNAP in North Carolina.
PRESS RELEASE — As the federal government shutdown continues, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services received guidance from the United States Department of Agriculture to issue partial benefits for November to the nearly 1.4 million people who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. NCDHHS is updating its payment system according to USDA’s specifications to prepare to issue benefits. If federal funding is provided this week as expected, NCDHHS expects all partial benefits to be loaded onto EBT cards by next week, so beneficiaries should check the balances on