Once again, Oklahoma families will not be able to take part in a federal program that would make their grocery burden lighter next summer.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Gov. Kevin Stitt said the Sun Bucks federal program just isn’t needed in Oklahoma, but parents disagree.The program would have automatically enrolled parents with SNAP benefits to get $40 a month per child over the summer, $120 total. >> Download the KOCO 5 appBut with Stitt rejecting that money, parents told KOCO 5 what that money could have done for them.“At the end of the school year, they sent a little package home of snacks and treats, those go a long way, but during the summer, they’re eating all day long,” said Kelly Wolstenholm, who has used SNAP benefits in the past.This is the second year in a row Stitt has opted out of the program. “They’re worried. They’re working two jobs at some times, and it’s hard. It’s scary,” Wolstenholm said.Wolstenholm owns a cleaning business, but before her company started, she was hitting hard times and using SNAP benefits.“The last time was 2009,” Wolstenholm said. “After paying my copay for day care, paying all of my bills as the sole breadwinner for my family, it was hard. We needed those SNAP benefits, or we would not have been able to feed the kids.”The extra $40 a month for both of her two kids would have gone a long way.“Any extra help is so needed, and kids are not going home to full pantries. Mine weren’t,” Wolstenholm said.She feels for parents who are still in that same position.“Hearing that news and hearing that our elected officials aren’t gonna help, it feels like we’re kinda out here on our own,” Wolstenholm said.In a statement, Stitt called the money from the program a “Biden-Harris handout” and that “Oklahoma is fully capable of serving children and students without a federal program that has floundered in other states.”Top HeadlinesTIMELINE: Severe storms with risk of 60-70 mph damaging winds possibly on Thursday5 people, including 2 doctors, charged in investigation into Matthew Perry’s deathState Superintendent Ryan Walters faces scrutiny from member of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s cabinetNew law preventing teachers from directly communicating with students starts this school yearPolice investigating homicide after OKC woman dies week after being struck by stray bullet in bed