{"id":2643,"date":"2016-10-12T11:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/nyforseniors\/?p=2643"},"modified":"2016-10-14T09:19:42","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T14:19:42","slug":"nycs-free-meal-delivery-service-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nyforseniors\/nycs-free-meal-delivery-service-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC&#8217;s Free Meal-Delivery Service Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone deserves to have access to healthy, filling meals, regardless of their income. Here we list three different meal-service programs for low-income seniors that provide healthy foods and meals to those who need it most. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>CSFP <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commodity Supplemental Food Program, or CSFP, is a New York-based nutritional program that supplies people over the age of 60 with free foods. The program provides healthy basic foods, which include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breakfast cereals<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canned vegetables and fruits<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canned meats and fish<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cheese<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fruit juices<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peanut butter, dried beans<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rice, spaghetti, macaroni, whole grain rotini<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UHT and nonfat dry milk<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a full list of available foods, visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatscooking.fns.usda.gov\/fdd\/household-material-fact-sheets\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSFP also provides cooking and meal demonstrations, nutrition and health advice from nutritionists, referrals to other food, health, and social services. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To be eligible for CSFP, seniors must be over the age of 60 and must have an income equal or below the incomes guidelines given by the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/prevention\/nutrition\/csfp\/income_guidelines.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SFP Program Income Eligibility Guidelines for Elderly, found here. <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information on how to apply for CSFP, visit the Department of Health website <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/prevention\/nutrition\/csfp\/apply.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Home-Delivered Meals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For low-income seniors who cannot cook or prepare foods for themselves, the Department of Aging (DFTA) funds a free home-delivery services. Seniors have the option to have hot meals delivered daily or have pre-made frozen meals delivered twice a week. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eligibility is determined on a case by case basis done by a case management service. These services are free, and case management agencies are available in each borough. To find out more about the case management process, visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/html\/dfta\/html\/services\/case-management.shtml\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. And to find the closest case management agency to you, visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/a125-egovt.nyc.gov\/egovt\/services\/service_query.cfm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more about home-delivered meals, visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/html\/dfta\/html\/services\/meals.shtml\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or call 311. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>God\u2019s Love We Deliver<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">God\u2019s Love We Deliver is a free meal-delivery service for low-income people suffering from life-altering illnesses (such as HIV\/AIDS , cancer, alzheimers, etc). God\u2019s Love customizes its meals to fit the person&#8217;s dietary restrictions. To learn more, visit their website <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glwd.org\/clients\/become.jsp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.glwd.org\/clients\/become<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone deserves to have access to healthy, filling meals, regardless of their income. Here we list three different meal-service programs for low-income seniors that provide healthy foods and meals to those who need it most. 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