SENIOR PROGRAMS

Providing a monthly box of nutritious food to low-income seniors to improve the health, nutrition, and well-being of their lives.

“My Social Security is less than my rent. And although I get food stamps, you get less for your money every time anybody goes to the grocery store. The Food Bank provides a variety of fresh produce. This place is amazing.”

Madeline

You can help our seniors by making a donation.

Host a virtual food drive to donate healthy, nonperishable food.

ElderShare

The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank’s private ElderShare program provides a monthly box of food to seniors 60 years of age or older whose total household income does not exceed the listed guidelines. ElderShare is in addition to any other food assistance the participant may receive, except that potential participants cannot be current recipients of the USDA’s monthly Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) for low-income seniors.

Last year, we distributed 68,000 senior boxes in central Pennsylvania serving more than 8,500 seniors through the program.

How to register:

A registration form must be completed by each individual senior that wants to receive a box. The senior must go to one of our partner agencies that distribute the boxes and sign-up at that location. They must bring with them their proof of age and proof of income to show that they are at least 60 years of age and that they fall within the requisite income guidelines for eligibility

Once registered, participants will have the opportunity to name a proxy or proxies to pick up their food boxes when they are not able to do so.

Click Here for ElderShare Income Guidelines

PA Senior Food Box Program

PA Senior Food Box Program is a monthly supplemental food program of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) administered in 26 central Pennsylvania counties by the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. Each month, a food box will be available to income-qualified senior citizens aged 60 years and older.

Items needed to register:

Verification of ID, Age, and Address – This can be, accomplished by using a driver’s license, passport, picture ID card, birth certificate, etc.

Verification of Household Income – This the TOTAL gross income of all members of your household. This amount can be verified with a W-2, the previous year’s tax return, social security award letter, etc.

If you do not have the above with you, you cannot be registered for the program.

Once you are registered, you will have the opportunity to name a proxy or proxies to pick up your food packages for you when you are not able to do so.

Click Here for Senior Food Box Program Income Guidelines

To participate, you must register in person.

USDA Statement:

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or

(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.