senior commodities & TEFAP
TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program)
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a federal program that helps supplement the diets of people with low income by providing them with emergency food assistance at no cost. USDA provides 100% American-grown USDA Foods and administrative funds to states to operate TEFAP.
FROM Hosts the TEFAP program with food boxes available quarterly in our food pantry. You self-declare your income for this program. Anyone who meets the income guidelines may receive a box.
2026 Dates:
Feb 11th
May 6th
Aug 12th
Nov 11th
Senior Commodities Program
The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) is a federal program designed to improve the health of people with low income who are at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA Foods.
FROM Hosts the CSFP program with food boxes available monthly in our food pantry for people 60 or older. Registration is required for this program.
Contact Kelly to register: kellyg@fromlowell.org or 616.897.8260 x 124
2026 Dates:
Jan 7th & 9th
Feb 11th & 13th
Mar 11th & 13th
Apr 8th & 10th
May 6th & 8th
June 10th & 12th
July 8th & 10th
Aug 5th & 7th
Sept 9th & 11th
Oct 7th & 9th
Nov 4th & 6th
Dec 9th & 11th