Educational Presentation-TEFAP Nutrition Program

1. Critical Tools for Preventing Hunger

2. America’s Farm Surplus Feeding
Low-Income Families
www.hungertaskforce.org

3.  U.S.D.A. program
 Food purchased to
stabilize farm prices
 Stored in warehouses
around the nation
 Helps feed low-income
families and individuals.
www.hungertaskforce.org

4.  Commodities: Hunger Task
Force’s largest source of
food
 71% of all food 2010
 Over 6 million pounds.
www.hungertaskforce.org

5. The Emergency Food
Assistance Program
(TEFAP)
Emergency Food
Individuals & families with
income below 185% of
Federal Poverty Level
Distributed through
pantries, soup kitchens and
homeless shelters
3 million pounds in 2010
www.hungertaskforce.org

6. Commodity Supplemental
Food Program (CSFP)
Monthly supplement for low-
income seniors (60 years or
older)
Household income at or below
130% of Federal Poverty Level
9400 boxes per month in
Milwaukee County
Stockbox!
3.1 million pounds in 2010
www.hungertaskforce.org

7. TEFAP
Eligible low-income
families and
households
185% of Federal
Poverty Level
Distributed by food
pantries
Also supplied to
homeless shelters
and soup kitchens
www.hungertaskforce.org

8. Monthly
Persons
Income Hourly
in
185% of Wage
Household
FPL
1 $1679 $10.49
2 $2268 $14.18
3 $2857 $17.86
4 $3446 $21.54
5 $4035 $25.22
6 $4624 $28.90
7 $5213 $32.58
8 $5802 $36.26
www.hungertaskforce.org

9. CSFP - Stockbox
 Low-income seniors, 60 or
older
 Income 130% of Federal
Poverty Level
 Low-income children up to
six that are not receiving WIC
 Low-income women 7 – 12
months postpartum
 9400 Stockboxes every
month!
www.hungertaskforce.org

10. Household income at or below 130% of Federal
Poverty level
Household Size Income at or below
1 Person $1,180 per month
2 People $1,593 per month
3 People $2,007 per month
For each additional person in the household add $414
per month
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11. Kevin Ronnie
Educator
Hunger Task Force
201 S. Hawley Court
Milwaukee, WI 53214
414-238- 6470
kevin@hungertaskforce.org
U.S.D.A. TEFAP Information
www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/programs/tefap/
U.S.D.A. CSFP Information
www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/programs/csfp/
www.hungertaskforce.org