Free USDA Food Box Programs Seeking New Participants
Program participants receive prepared food boxes at Cassville Pantry in Cassville.
May 19, 2021
Cassville Pantry has openings for a food assistance program for seniors age 60 and older who have a limited income.
There are openings in the case-load allocation, and The Pantry is seeking new participants.
The free food give-away is resourced through a supplemental USDA commodities food program called Senior Box. The program provides a food package of about a $60 value to every qualified person age 60 and older in the household. The box consists of canned meat, canned fruits and vegetables, cereal and grain items, cheese, and milk products. Application and screening are taken care while you remain in your vehicle via a drive-through process. Applicants will need a photo ID, a piece of mail showing current proof-of-address for Barry County residency, and a document to verify household income and date of birth.
For the Senior Box program, there is an expectation of continued participation over time. Applications will be received on Friday, May 21, from 1 - 3 p.m., at Cassville Pantry, located at 800 W. 10th St.
An additional USDA program, open to all ages, is offered every fourth Tuesday afternoon at Cassville Pantry. All low-income Barry County residents are eligible to receive a free food box of USDA commodities. Each month, a different variety of food items are given away ranging from meat, dried fruit and nuts, beans, canned fruit and vegetables, cereals, juice, eggs, milk, and fresh produce. Residents who could use some food assistance are encouraged to take advantage of the USDA program on Tuesday, May 25, 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Household contact information is requested and recorded verbally. Visitors remain in their vehicles and receive their food boxes at their cars.
Call Janet Mills, at Cassville Pantry, at 846-7871 for more information.
Cassville Pantry has openings for a food assistance program for seniors age 60 and older who have a limited income.
There are openings in the case-load allocation, and The Pantry is seeking new participants.
The free food give-away is resourced through a supplemental USDA commodities food program called Senior Box. The program provides a food package of about a $60 value to every qualified person age 60 and older in the household. The box consists of canned meat, canned fruits and vegetables, cereal and grain items, cheese, and milk products. Application and screening are taken care while you remain in your vehicle via a drive-through process. Applicants will need a photo ID, a piece of mail showing current proof-of-address for Barry County residency, and a document to verify household income and date of birth.
For the Senior Box program, there is an expectation of continued participation over time. Applications will be received on Friday, May 21, from 1 - 3 p.m., at Cassville Pantry, located at 800 W. 10th St.
An additional USDA program, open to all ages, is offered every fourth Tuesday afternoon at Cassville Pantry. All low-income Barry County residents are eligible to receive a free food box of USDA commodities. Each month, a different variety of food items are given away ranging from meat, dried fruit and nuts, beans, canned fruit and vegetables, cereals, juice, eggs, milk, and fresh produce. Residents who could use some food assistance are encouraged to take advantage of the USDA program on Tuesday, May 25, 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Household contact information is requested and recorded verbally. Visitors remain in their vehicles and receive their food boxes at their cars.
Call Janet Mills, at Cassville Pantry, at 846-7871 for more information.
