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Food Assistance for Low-Income Individuals

• Food Stamps (SNAP): help you pay for food if you are low-income. Click here to find your state SNAP office

Food Assistance for Women, Infants, and Children

• WIC (Women, Infants, Children) Program: help you and your children with food, nutrition counseling, and social service referrals. Click here to find your state WIC agency

Food Assistance for Children at School and Childcare Centers

• National School Lunch Program

• School Breakfast Program

• Special Milk Program

• Summer Food Service Program

Food Emergency Assistance

• HUD’s Final Shelter tool: find your closest food panty by entering your zip code

• Call 211 to find community organizations and agencies that can help you locate food in an emergency

• Call USDA National Hunger Hotline in English at 1-866-3-Hungry (1-866-348-6579) or in Spanish at 1-877-8-HAMBRE (1-877-842-6273) open from Monday-Friday 7am to 10pm Eastern Time

Food Assistance for the Elderly

• Food programs for adults over 60 years old: adults 60 years or older can qualify for food assistance

Food Assistance for Native Americans

• Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FRPIR): FDPIR provides monthly nutritional food packages. Eligibility depends on income, tribal membership, and what state and region you reside. You can apply with your tribal organization of through the regional Food and Nutrition Service (FNS office). Click here for an interactive map and find your regional FNS office