Senior Farmers Market Coupons
This program provides low-income adults, age 60 and older, a $50 supply of coupons to shop at the local Farmer’s Markets, allowing Seniors to enhance their food resources with fresh, locally grown vegetables and fruit. Farmer’s Market Coupons are distributed each Spring at our 1616 Lewis Street Pantry.
2021 Eligibility for Farmer’s Market Coupons
To obtain coupons, recipients must be at least 60 years of age and under the income guideline set at 185% of the federal poverty level. You qualify for this program if you are a single-person household making $1,986 or less a month, or a two-person household that combined make $2,686 or less a month. For each additional household member, add $700.
$50
of coupons to low-income seniors.
300 seniors
receive coupons each summer.
5 Months
when seniors can shop local markets with coupons.
Senior Commodities
This program provides a staple of nutritious, USDA-supplied food items for low-income adults age 60 and older, and is intended to supplement other food sources over a two-month period. This is an additional service available to eligible seniors.
2021 Eligibility for Senior Commodities
Recipients of Commodity Boxes must be at least 60 years of age and under the income guideline set at 130% of the federal poverty level. You qualify for this program if you are a single-person household making $1,395 or less a month, or a two-person household that combined make $1,887 or less a month. For each additional household member, add $492.
Upcoming Senior Commodity distribution dates:
November 2nd at our East Helena Pantry, 50 Prickly Pear Avenue: 2:00 – 3:30 PM
November 4th & 5th at our Lewis Street Pantry, 1616 Lewis Street: 8:00 – 10:30 AM
January 25th at our East Helena Pantry, 50 Prickly Pear Avenue: 2:00 – 3:30 PM
January 27th & 28th at our Lewis Street Pantry, 1616 Lewis Street: 8:00 – 10:30 AM
March 22nd at our East Helena Pantry, 50 Prickly Pear Avenue: 2:00 – 3:30 PM
March 24th & 25th at our Lewis Street Pantry, 1616 Lewis Street: 8:00 – 10:30 AM
May 17th at our East Helena Pantry, 50 Prickly Pear Avenue: 2:00 – 3:30 PM
May 19th & 20th at our Lewis Street Pantry, 1616 Lewis Street: 8:00 – 10:30 AM
July 19th at our East Helena Pantry, 50 Prickly Pear Avenue: 2:00 – 3:30 PM
July 21st & 22nd at our Lewis Street Pantry, 1616 Lewis Street: 8:00 – 10:30 AM
If you have any questions, please call, Kim Dale, our Program Operations Director at 443-3663 ext. 110.
*Senior Commodities are made possible by a partnership with the Rocky Mountain Development Council.
Click here to view the current income guidelines.
14%
of HFS customers are senior citizens.
74 home-bound seniors
are delivered HFS commodity boxes.
Nearly 375 seniors
receive commodity food.