Programs Like CSFP Help Older Adults Thrive and Stay Healthy
Programs Like CSFP Help Older Adults Thrive and Stay Healthy
For over 22 years, the CSFP program has served tens of thousands of neighbors each month.
The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank’s Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) has played a vital role in the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals for the last 22 years. Considered one of the largest programs in the nation, the CSFP program provides vital food assistance to tens of thousands of adults over 60 each month who otherwise would struggle to have consistent meals.
With over 150 distribution sites located throughout Los Angeles County, this program provides monthly food packages filled with staples such as canned fruits and vegetables, cereal, milk, pasta, rice, peanut butter, and more. By receiving this vital food box, older adults are able to stretch their food budget, and perhaps allow them to have more money for rent, utilities, or medical bills.
Such is the case with Juan Jose, an older adult who receives benefits from the CSFP program at his local park. As a retiree, Juan Jose’s fixed income doesn’t allow him to do much, nor spend much.
“If these benefits were taken away, it would be a big problem, financially, because we don’t have any money,” Juan Jose told the Food Bank.
“I’m very grateful for the help that they give us, older adults, and may God bless,” he added.
With small children at home, the food Javier receives helps not just his generation thrive, but also the future.
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