{"id":5895,"date":"2026-09-24T12:32:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/?page_id=5895"},"modified":"2026-09-24T12:41:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:41:50","slug":"ebt-card-update","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/ebt-card-update\/","title":{"rendered":"EBT Card Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide tw-cols-card tw-cols-card-shadow is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-background-color has-background\">Activate Your New Families First EBT Chip\/Tap Card<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\">Your old EBT card will NOT work after October 20!<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Activate your new card right away to keep using your SNAP\/WFNJ benefits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your existing benefits will automatically transfer to your new card when you activate it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\">Activate Your Card<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You can activate your new Families First EBT card using any of these three methods:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Online: Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.njfamiliesfirst.gov\/\">NJFamiliesFirst.gov<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mobile App: Use the ConnectEBT app.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By Phone: Call <a href=\"tel:18009973333\">1-800-997-3333<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\">Look for Your New Card!<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your new chip\/tap card will arrive in a plain white envelope with a Kentucky return address.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please look for this envelope and do not throw it away.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\">For More Information<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/humanservices\/dfd\/chipcard\">Learn More About the New Families First EBT Chip\/Tap Card<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-background-color has-background\">EBT Card Replacements<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>As directed by the State of New Jersey, effective immediately, all EBT card replacement requests must be made directly through the State of New Jersey.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\">Replacement Cards will be Mailed<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Replacement EBT cards will be mailed by the State of New Jersey to the address on record.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-subtle-background-background-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1\">Please Allow Up to 20 Days<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If your mailing address is listed as our agency\u2019s address, your replacement EBT card will be mailed to our agency and may take up to 20 days to arrive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thank you for your patience and understanding as New Jersey transitions to the new EBT chip cards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\">Additional Information<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information about New Jersey EBT cards, visit the following official resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.njfamiliesfirst.gov\/\">New Jersey Families First<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/humanservices\/\">New Jersey Department of Human Services<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/humanservices\/dfd\/chipcard\">Information About the New EBT Chip Cards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Activate Your New Families First EBT Chip\/Tap Card Your old EBT card will NOT work after October 20! Activate Your Card You can activate your new Families First EBT card using any of these three methods: Look for Your New Card! For More Information EBT Card Replacements As directed by the State of New Jersey,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5895","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"1970-01-01 00:00:00","action":"","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","browser_timezone_offset":0},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5895"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5895\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5904,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5895\/revisions\/5904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/dhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}