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Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
Through the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP),
Second Harvest Heartland provides a 35-pound box of nutritious food each month
to income-eligible post-partum women 6-12 months who
are not breastfeeding and who are not served by WIC, and children between
the ages of five and six through the Mothers and Children Program (MAC) and to
low income seniors 60 years and older through the Nutrition Assistance Program
for Seniors (NAPS).
Program participants are given one of three highly nutritious food
packages, depending on their age and nutritional needs as determined by the
USDA. The packages may include canned fruits, vegetables & juices, dry
& canned milk, American cheese, canned meat, peanut butter, dried beans,
cereal, rice and pasta.
Qualifying participants must be low-income Minnesota residents: moms and
children at 185% poverty level or seniors at 130% poverty level.
Eligible clients are required to provide recently postmarked mail with name
and address, knowledge of current gross monthly household income, and picture
ID or passport. Postpartum mothers and all children need a WIC folder, birth
certificate or documentation of the child’s birth date.
Register for the Supplemental Food Program through Second Harvest Heartland.
Satellite distribution centers are located at more than 150 sites throughout
Minnesota.
If you think you may be eligible for CSFP or know someone who may require
assistance, please call 651.484.8241 or toll free at 800.365.0270 for
more information.
The Commodity Supplemental Food Program is one of the foundational services
provided by Second Harvest Heartland, placing the food directly where it’s
needed most. But the program wouldn’t work without our valuable volunteers.
To volunteer to work with CSFP, please call Tim Wareham, Volunteer
Coordinator, at 651.209.7917. |
