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Aug. 8, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller New York state is distributing nearly $200 million in federal summer food assistance to over 1.5 million children this summer, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday. Hochul said the new program, Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT), provides $120 in food assistance per child to families who applied. According to the…