Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas to host USDA Food Distribution in Crittenden County at VFW

Low-income households can receive assistance at Dec. 11 event

From Natalie Neal

Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas

The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas will host a drivethru USDA food distribution in Crittenden County on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 from 9 – 11AM or until food runs out at VFW Post 5225, 406 S. Avalon St., in West Memphis.

Persons receiving USDA foods must reside in Crittenden County. Households are eligible to receive USDA foods once per month. Recipients must meet the income guidelines that have been set for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).

Recipients will need to provide the following information to determine program eligibility: name, address, family size, and combined monthly income of the household. An appropriate form of identification such as a dri-

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ver's license, social security card, or picture identification card must be shown.

Recipients will only be allowed to pick up USDA foods for themselves. To pick up food items for a shut-in, elderly person, or other qualified household, the person picking up the food must have signed authorization with the following information from the person they are picking up for: name, address, family size, and combined monthly income of the household receiving the food. Case workers picking up for large groups must make prior arrangements with the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas. USDA foods are distributed on a first come, first served basis. The Food Bank of Northeast and the U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination 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. Food Bank staff/volunteers will utilize a translation app to accommodate persons with limited English proficiency.

For more information about the distribution of USDA foods or questions concerning eligibility for this program, contact Natalie Neal at the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas by calling 870-9323663. This institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider.