Food Insecurity: General Info

Worrying about getting food can be stressful. If you need help getting food, talk to your doctor, a
social worker, or a faith leader. They can connect you to local resources.

You can also find help by going online to findhelp.org or to benefits.gov or to
211.org or by calling 211.

Food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens. These places give out
free food or meals.

• feedingamerica.org

• foodfinder.us

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). It gives you a debit
(EBT) card to buy certain foods. Your local SNAP office can help you apply.

• fns.usda.gov/snap/state-directory

Double Up Food Bucks. If you use SNAP, you may be able to get free
fruit and vegetables from farmers markets.

• doubleupamerica.org

National food programs for children. These include the National School
Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Ask your child's school counselor about these programs.

• usa.gov/school-meals

Home food delivery. Many communities have programs that deliver free
or low-cost meals to people who have a hard time cooking or shopping for food.

• mealsonwheelsamerica.org

Commodity Supplemental Food Program. It gives out monthly boxes of
food to older people who qualify.

• fns.usda.gov/csfp

Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program. It provides older people
with coupons for fruit and vegetables from farmers markets.

• fns.usda.gov/sfmnp

Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations. It gives out monthly
boxes of food. It's mostly for people living on American Indian reservations or for Native Americans
living in certain areas near reservations.

• usa.gov/native-american-food-programs

Veteran Health Administration Food Security Office. It connects
veterans to food programs, like SNAP.

• nutrition.va.gov/Food_Insecurity.asp

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
(WIC). It gives you a debit card to buy certain foods. It's for people who are pregnant, are
breastfeeding, or have children under 5 years old.

• fns.usda.gov/wic/program-contacts

Farmers Market Nutrition Program. It provides people who have WIC with
coupons to use at farmers markets or roadside stands.

• fns.usda.gov/fns-contacts

Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP). If you've
recently been through a natural disaster, you may be able to get a debit card to buy certain foods.

• disasterassistance.gov

Food programs for people who are refugees or immigrants. You may
qualify for a national food program like SNAP, WIC, or school meals.

• fns.usda.gov/non-citizen-communities