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
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
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