Ohio EBT Discounts and Perks 2020

Ohio Food Stamps

If you are on food stamps in Ohio and feel like your EBT benefits are not enough, there are many perks, discounts and free stuff that come with your EBT card that you may not be aware of. In this post, we will share all the amazing Ohio EBT discounts and perks out there.

This includes up to 50% off Amazon prime membership, which gives you access to free 1-day shipping from Amazon on millions of items, the ability to stream TV shows, movies, and music among other great perks.

In addition, you also get discounted or free access to museums and other family-friendly destinations all over the state of Ohio.

Furthermore, you may qualify for free or discounted cell phone, home phone or internet service through the federal government lifeline program just by having an EBT card.

To take advantage of these amazing Ohio EBT Discounts and free stuff, see the details below.

National EBT Discounts:

Below are the discounts that are available to all EBT Cardholders across the United States, that can also be redeemed by Ohio EBT Card Holders.

Amazon Prime EBT Discount

If you have an Ohio Direction Card, you can now sign up for Amazon Prime EBT Discount and get all the great benefits that come with Prime membership, at a fraction of the cost.

The regular Amazon Prime membership is $12.99 a month. However, if you have an EBT Card, you can get Prime Membership for $5.99. That’s over 50% off the regular price.

Given that Amazon is part of the USDA pilot of vendors approved to accept food stamps online for delivery, prime membership allows you to order groceries through Amazon Pantry in certain parts of the country.

If you are not sure if the Amazon Prime EBT Discount is worth it, here is a summary of the what you get with your Amazon Prime membership:

FREE, Fast Delivery on Millions of Items

With Amazon Prime membership, you get fast, free shipping on over 50 million eligible items on Amazon.com. They have also rolled out a program recently that allows people who live in certain metropolitan areas to get FREE Same-Day Delivery on over a million items and FREE 2-hour delivery with Prime Now on daily essentials and groceries.

Instantly Stream TV Shows and Movies

One of the most popular features is the instant streaming of TV Shows and Movies. Your Prime membership includes instant access to thousands of movies and TV shows at no additional cost. You can stream all these on select Smart TVs, Roku, Xbox, Amazon Fire TV, iPhones, tablets, and Android devices.

Other Benefits of Amazon Prime

Buy groceries online with your EBT Card through Amazon Pantry for delivery (in states where this is available)
Over two million songs. Thousands of playlists and stations (On-demand, ad-free music streaming)
Books, Magazines & More (Unlimited reading on any device)
Original audio series from Audible (Unlimited listening to original audio series)
Twitch Prime (Get free game content every month, exclusive discounts, plus loads more)
All your photos, together at last (Free unlimited photo storage)

Ohio EBT Discounts:

Lifeline Program

If you are currently on Food Stamps/EBT Cardholder, and your income is below a certain level, you may qualify for FREE or low-cost home or cell phone service for you or a member of your family through the Federal Lifeline Program, which serves nearly 13 million Americans.

The Lifeline program helps to lower the monthly cost of phone and internet service. Eligible customers will get at least $9.25 toward their monthly bill. You can only use Lifeline for either phone or internet service, but not both.

Discounted Cell Phone Services

Below is a list of cell phone providers that participate in the Lifeline program in the state of Ohio.

Company Name	Phone
Safelink Wireless	800-723-3546
StandUP Wireless	800-544-4441
Q Link Wireless	855-754-6543
Boomerang Wireless	866-488-8719
Assurance Wireless	888-898-4888
Life Wireless	888-543-3620
American Broadband & Telecommunications	866-966-2628
Access Wireless	866-594-3644
Air Voice Wireless	877-247-7799
Sage Telecom Communicaitons, LLC	888-449-4940
Tempo Telecom	877-822-8501

Discounted Home Phone Services

Below is a list of home phone providers that participate in the Lifeline program in the state of Ohio.

Company Name	Phone
Doylestown Telephone Company	330-658-2121
Sherwood Mutual Telephone Association	419-899-2121
TDS Telecom/The Vanlue Telephone Company	888-225-5837
Wabash Mutual Telephone Company	800-988-1618
Frontier Communications	800-921-8101
TDS Telecom/Little Miami Communications Corporation	888-225-5837
TDS Telecom/Continental Telephone Company	888-225-5837
Minford Telephone Company/Falcon1.net	740-820-2151
The Arthur Telephone Company	419-393-2233
The Champaign Telephone Company	937-653-4000
Ottoville Mutual Telephone Co.	419-453-3324
TDS Telecom/Oakwood Telephone Company	888-225-5837
TDS Telecom/Arcadia Telephone Company	888-225-5837
Cincinnati Bell Telephone	888-246-2355
Consolidated Communications	844-968-7224
Sycamore Telephone Company	419-927-6012
The Nova Telephone Company	800-686-7826
McClure Telephone Company	419-748-8008
Benton Ridge Telephone Company	419-859-2144
Telephone Service Company	419-739-2200
Ayersville Telephone	800-362-2764
Glandorf Telephone Co., Inc.	419-538-6987
Windstream Communications	800-347-1991
The Chillicothe Telephone Company	740-772-8331
Conneaut Telephone Company	440-593-7140
CenturyLink	800-407-5411

Internet Service

Your EBT card may qualify you for discounted home internet service under the Federal Lifeline program for low-income families and individuals. The program currently provides $9.25 a month per household toward phone or internet service.

Discounted Museums Admission

As an EBT cardholder in Ohio, you also get discounted or FREE access to museums and other great family-friendly places. We have compiled the list below for your convenience.

The Ohio Museums listed below all offer individual admission fees ranging from FREE to $3.00 to individuals and families who have an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card, and a valid form of photo ID.

The offer covers up to four individuals per EBT card, which means that if you have a family of 4, you can use your Ohio EBT card to get the special discounted rate or the free admission for all four members.

These rates are available during all normal operating hours. We advise that you call the museum first before you go – so that you can find out what their special rate is for EBT Cardholders (whether it’s free admission or $3).

Here is the list of participating Museums:

SPI Where Science and Play Intersect

400 South Main Street

Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050

740-501-7616