You can use this card to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables. Tip: This includes pre-chopped, bagged vegetables and fruits without any added ingredients.

Ineligible items include fruit juice, salad kits with dressings or other items with added salt, sugar or oil.

There is no need to activate the cards. The cards are active and ready to use when you receive them. The phone number on the card is to check your balance. It will ask for the card number and a member ID. The member ID is the 10-digit phone number you provided when enrolling (with area code).

To use the OTC card, swipe your card and choose “credit” (if you run it as debit, you will be prompted to insert a PIN number, which you do not have). If the cashier is unfamiliar with this type of card, you can point out the ‘OTC’ symbol on it, which will be an option on the cash register. Eligible items up to your available balance amount will be deducted.

Your benefits will reload automatically on the 1st of each month for as long as you are enrolled in the Food Bucks Rx program. Any unused benefits do not roll over to the next month; your card will reload to the same amount every time.

To check your balance visit mybenefitscenter.com or call 1-888-682-2400.

The Food Trust also administers the Food Bucks program for shoppers using SNAP benefits; for more information, click here.

For the Philadelphia area, check out TheFoodTrustMarkets.org for current market hours and our brochure. For Reading, Pittsburgh and Western PA, click the link for your region.

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