Senior Programs
With age comes economic and health concerns. Many times, low-income older adults must often choose between paying for rent, medication, or food. Nearly 1 in 12 seniors in the United States receives food assistance. Right here in South Florida, over 100,000 older adults don’t know from where they will get their next meal.
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
Seniors who lack proper nutrition are at a higher risk of health problems and chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and decreased resistance to infections. The CSFP is a USDA program that provides nutritious food to more than 3,300 eligible low-income seniors 60 years of age or older in Miami-Dade County. Food boxes are distributed once a month at designated sites. View non-discrimination statement, here.
Homebound Senior Grocery Box Program
Provides supplemental non-perishable food assistance via home delivery to seniors who are socially isolated and homebound/without access to transportation. Interested clients should call Feeding South Florida at 954-518-1818 x1809. The program does have eligibility requirements. Enrollment is subject to availability.
Homebound Senior Frozen Meal Program
Provides home delivered nutritious frozen meals prepared in FSF’s Community Kitchen for socially isolated and home-bound seniors who are unable to cook and prepare meals independently. Interested clients should call Feeding South Florida at 954-518-1818 x1809. The program does have eligibility requirements. Enrollment is subject to availability.