Households may receive USDA foods once per month and must reside in Mississippi County. Recipients must meet the income guidelines that have been set for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). Recipients can self-declare the following information to determine program eligibility: name, address, family size, and combined monthly income of the household.

USDA foods are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. The Food Bank of Northeast and the U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. Food Bank staff/volunteers will utilize a translation app to accommodate persons with limited English proficiency.

Recipients will only be allowed to pick up USDA foods for themselves unless designated as an authorized representative for another qualified household. To pick up food items for a shut-in, elderly person, or other qualified household, the person picking up the food must have signed authorization with the following information from the person they are picking up for: name, address, family size, and combined monthly income of the household receiving the food.

For more information about the distribution of USDA foods or questions concerning eligibility for this program, contact the Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas by calling 870-932-3663 or emailing usda@foodbankofnea.org.

This institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider.