Federal Nutrition Programs Critical Tools for Preventing Hunger
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1. Critical Tools for Preventing Hunger
2. Free Food for Low-Income SeniorsThe Commodity Supplemental
Food Program (CSFP)
3. Free box of nutritious food Delivered monthly To low-income:
Senior citizens WIC graduates (children 5 years old and mothers)
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4. Milwaukee, Jefferson, Ozaukee, Rock, Washington or Waukesha
County residents that are: Low-income 60 years of age or older
Low-income children up to six that are not receiving WIC Low-income
women 7 12 months postpartum that are not receiving WIC
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5. Household income at or below 130% of Federal Poverty level
Household Size Income at or below 1 Person $1,180 per month 2
People $1,593 per month 3 People $2,007 per month For each
additional person in the household add $414 per month
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6. Nutritious Foods that help stretch tight food budgets! Fruit
juice and shelf Cereal stable fluid milk Peanut butter Canned
vegetables & fruit Rice, dried beans or pasta Cheese Canned
meat or fish. www.hungertaskforce.org
7. Stockboxes are delivered by Hunger Task Force at 99
distribution sites: Senior centers Senior residences Food pantries
Participants or proxies pick up the box monthly
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8. Improved nutrition Convenient delivery, especially for the
home bound Helpsseniors make ends meet by supplementing tight food
budgets www.hungertaskforce.org
9. Hunger Task Force authorized to distribute up to 10,000
Stockboxes every month. Current monthly caseload: 9400 There is no
waiting list! Call 211/IMPACT or Hunger Task Force to find out
where to sign up for Stockbox www.hungertaskforce.org
10. Rick Lewandowski CSFP Monitor Hunger Task Force201 S.
Hawley CourtMilwaukee, WI 53214
[email protected] U.S. Department of Agriculture
CSFP Information www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/programs/csfp/
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