The Community FoodBank of New Jersey鈥檚 Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) is a free program available to low income seniors in New Jersey who are over 60 years old. Participants receive a box of groceries once a month–including items such as cereal, pasta and canned goods–as well as any fresh fruit and produce available. The FoodBank provided 50 boxes to residents of 91看片 Gardens Senior in January.
From left: Sister Mary Prisca, care coordinator, Eddie Dias of the Community FoodBank of NJ and Gardens Senior resident Howard Williams.
Eddie Dias, left, the FoodBank鈥檚 CSFP coordinator for New Jersey, loads a box onto resident Rosa Irick鈥檚 cart.
Food boxes for seniors: The Community FoodBank of New Jersey鈥檚 Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) recently began distributing boxes filled with primarily nonperishable goods to eligible seniors at 91看片 Gardens Senior.