Helping Seniors
Senior Commodities
This program provides a staple of nutritious, USDA-supplied food items for low-income adults aged 60 and older and is intended to supplement other food sources over two months. This is an additional service available to eligible seniors.
2025 Distribution Dates:
East Helena Mobile Pantry
Mondays, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Jan 27
Mar 24
May 19
July 28
Sept 22
Nov 3
Grocery Share Market
Weekdays during shopping hours
Jan 27-31
Mar 24-29
May 19-23
July 28-Aug1
Sept 22-26
Nov 3-7
2024 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 $1,632 or less a month or a two-person household making $2,215 or less a month combined. For each additional person in your household, add $583 to your monthly income. Review the chart below for more details.
Note: the 2025 Guidelines will be available in February
14% of our customers
are senior citizens
We deliver commodity boxes
to 74 home-bound seniors
