Senior Food Boxes

Through the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), Southeast Missouri Food Bank provides monthly boxes of food to about 5,600 seniors in our service area. The boxes help vulnerable seniors from having to choose between food and other basic needs, such as medicine. The food box contains about 35-40 pounds of food staples, such as canned vegetables and fruits, peanut butter, beans, canned meat, cereal, milk, cheese, rice and pasta.

Participants must be at least 60 years old and have an income that is at or below 130 percent of the Federal Poverty Level. To view income guidelines, click here. 

Seniors interested in participating in the program should complete a CSFP application at the participating pantry in the county where they live. To find the nearest CSFP pantry to you, use our Pantry Locator. CSFP pantries will have a "USDA Senior Distribution" designation.

For more information, contact Robin at 1.855.703.3663 or rstrop@semofoodbank.org.

All of Southeast Missouri Food Bank partner agencies comply with a non-discrimination policy and are prohibited from refusing service to anyone based on race, creed, religious or political affiliation, gender or sexual preferences. Agencies are also prohibited from requiring participation in any religious services or activities in exchange for SEMO Food Bank's food or services.

USDA Non-Discrimination Policy

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted 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; or
  2. fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. email:
    program.intake@usda.gov

 This institution is an equal opportunity provider.