USDA Nutrition Programs
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
Good Shepherd Food-Bank is working with the USDA to store, pack and deliver CSFP food packages throughout the state. While these food packages do not provide a complete diet, they provide key nutrients that are typically missing from the diets of elderly individuals over 60 who are eligible to participate in the program.
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
TEFAP represents a partnership between the Food-Bank and the Maine Department of Agriculture. Through this program we made commodity items such as mixed fruit, walnuts, asparagus, salmon, frozen orange juice and strawberries available to eligible agencies statewide. In 2010, we distributed 2.2 million pounds of TEFAP food to needy Mainers throughout the state.