3,000 additional monthly senior food boxes now available

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, and 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.

To apply for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, please contact the supporting agency for your county of residence.

For Penobscot and Piscataquis counties contact Eastern Area Agency on Aging at 207-941-2865 or toll-free (800)-432-7812.

For Somerset County contact Spectrum Generations at 207-622-9212 or toll-free (800)-639-1553.

Eligibility: 60-plus years old, live in Maine, and an income at or below 130 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines.