Food Programs for Older Adults

There are a number of available food programs for eligible older adults, including groceries and prepared meal programs, for pick-up, in congregate settings, or for delivery to the home.

FREE MONEY FOR FOOD

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

• SNAP Special Rules for the Elderly or Disabled
• SNAP Online Purchaseing Pilot
• Pay with SNAP EBT – Amazon Customer Service (with minimum orders)

Nutrition Programs for Seniors

GROCERY-TYPE PROGRAMS

• USDA Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
• The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
• Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)
• Child and Adult Care Food Program

PREPARED MEAL PROGRAMS

• Congregate Meals

HOME-DELIVERED MEALS

• Meals on Wheels Home Delivered Meals Program
• Mom’s Meals: How Can Seniors Receive Free Home-Delivered Meals?
• Medicaid Meal Waiver & Homestyle Direct
• Humana Well Dine^®: “This program provides fully prepared, nutritious meals to eligible Humana Medicare-covered patients recovering from an inpatient stay in a hospital or skilled nursing facility, as well as those enrolled in a qualified chronic-condition special needs plan. Eligible patients receive home delivery of the meals. Patients also receive a guide to nutrition and eating well.”

ADDITIONAL FOOD RESOURCE INFORMATION

Senior Meals

FREE GROCERY DELIVERY

• Free Grocery Delivery for Older Adults and Those Who are Immunocompromised (Find Out if Your City Participates)
• Perfect Strangers (weareperfectstrangers.org) (Find Out if Your City Participates)
• Using Nextdoor to support your neighborhood during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Pay with SNAP EBT – Amazon Customer Service (with minimum orders)

* Discounted Amazon Prime for qualifying EBT and government assistance recipients

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