Commodity Supplemental Food Program CSFP

Caring Service, Feeding People

Schedule:

Please See Events Calendar on this Website.

For better service clients are seen by appointment only.  To make an appointment please call 1-800-445-2505 or 402-529-3513.  

Background:

The establishment of the CSF Program was prompted by the studies which indicated that women who suffer from malnutrition during pregnancy risk permanent damage to their unborn children.  CSFP was established by USDA in 1969 as an extension of the Commodity Needy Family Program, to help meet the needs of this special population of women and children.  The Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 authorized USDA to institute two pilot feeding projects for low income senior citizens as an outgrowth to CSFP. 

Funding:

USDA donates commodity foods to the state agencies for distribution to participants and provides funds to state and local agencies to cover certain administrative costs.  USDA pays for the initial processing, packing of the foods and transporting to the local agencies.  CSFP is administered by state agencies such as the Department of Health, Social Services, Education or Agriculture.  A local agency may be a public or private non-profit agency that provides a service to low income households. 

Eligibility Criteria:

To be eligible for the CSF Program all applicants must reside within the state where CSFP is operating.  They must meet the income guidelines under existing federal regulations.  To be eligible for benefits the applicant must be either pregnant, post partum, or a breast-feeding woman, a infant or child up to the age of six, who is vulnerable to malnutrition, or elderly (60 years or older.)

Persons applying for the program must bring documented proof of income, residence, and age.  Nutrition education is offered as part of the program, with special emphasis on the nutritional needs of the individual.