OUR WORK
PA SENIOR FOOD BOX PROGRAM
(AKA COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM/CSFP)
Hunger-Free Pennsylvania administers the Pennsylvania Senior Food Box Program in all 67 counties of the Commonwealth through its network of Food Banks and other nonprofit organizations.
The Pennsylvania Senior Food Box Program works to improve the health of low-income Seniors by supplementing their diets with monthly nutritious USDA Food Boxes. In Pennsylvania, eligible participants include low-income Seniors who are at least 60 years old and whose household income is at or below the 150 percent of the U.S. Poverty level.
Once a Senior is signed up for the program, they can choose to receive their monthly food box via pick-up, drive-through, or delivery (if available) from a program partner, including food pantries, senior community centers, and senior apartment complexes in their area.
Pennsylvania Senior Food Boxes do not provide a complete diet but rather are strong sources of nutrients typically lacking in the normal diets of older Americans. Among the types of foods included in the food boxes are non-fat dry and shelf-stable fluid milk, juice, oats, ready-to-eat cereal, rice, pasta, dry beans, peanut butter, canned meat, poultry or fish, and canned fruits and vegetables.
The Pennsylvania Senior Food Box Program is supported through the USDA’s Commodity Supplement Food Program (CSFP). The USDA purchases the food and makes it available to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, which works in tandem with Hunger-Free Pennsylvania to facilitate distribution of the monthly food boxes to eligible Seniors.
More than 600,000 Senior Pennsylvanians qualify for the PA Senior Food Box Program. Use this tool to apply for the PA Senior Food Box Program.
2025 - 2026 PA Senior Food Box Application (Self-Declaration of Need)
** As of April 1, 2021: The Pennsylvania Food Box Program (formerly the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, aka CSFP) no longer requires proof of income in Pennsylvania.
** As of March 7, 2025: Qualifying seniors include low-income individuals who are at least 60 years old and whose household income is at or below 150 percent of the U.S. poverty level.
Questions about the PA Senior Food Box Program? E-mail info@pafoodbanks.org or call the Senior Food Box Program Director at 814-600-3315.
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Hunger-Free Pennsylvania spearheads the Pennsylvania Hunger Action Coalition, a group which comprises anti-hunger, religious, anti-poverty, economic and other nonprofit groups working not only to fight hunger but also to address the underlying policy issues that perpetuate food insecurity. Among its work:
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Develop annual goals and objectives complimentary of the mission of each member.
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Support the work of the larger group by participating in planning, activities and events.
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Inform all local units and affiliates, departments and administrative offices of activities of the coalition and request participation.
PHAC also has a task force within the state Department of Human Services and two within the state Department of Education designed to address social determinants that lead to hunger.
If your organization would like to join the Pennsylvania Hunger Action Coalition, please contact Hunger-Free Pennsylvania Executive Director Stuart Haniff, MHA by phone at 412-290-3045 or via email at shaniff@pafoodbanks.org.