AUGUSTA — Seniors in all Maine counties can access nutritious monthly food boxes by applying through their county’s supporting agency.
Each food box, valued at $50 and freely available to eligible seniors, contains a variety of canned fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, poultry, pasta, rice, peanut butter, juice, shelf-stable milk, cereals and cheese. Participating seniors pick up their boxes at a designated time and place each month, according to a news release from Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
Eligible people must be at least 60, live in Maine, and have an income at or below 130% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines.
People can apply for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program by contacting the supporting agency for their county of residence:
• Androscoggin, Kennebec, Somerset, Waldo, Knox, Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties; call Spectrum Generations at 207-622-9212 or 800-639-1553;
• Aroostook County; call Aroostook Agency on Aging at 207-764-3396 or toll-free 800-439-1789;
• Cumberland, Oxford and York counties; call Wayside Food Programs, at 207-775-4939;
• Washington, Hancock, Penobscot and Piscataquis counties; call Eastern Area Agency on Aging at 207-941-2865 or toll-free 800-432-7812; and
• Franklin County; call Western Maine Community Action at 207-645-3764 or toll-free 800-645-9636.
For more information, call Jim Brit at 207-480-0558.
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