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Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday Services: The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) has a quarterly distribution of food such as cereal, cooking oil, fruit juices, dried beans, canned fruit and vegetables, peanut butter raisins, etc. The Michigan Commodity Supplemental Food Program (MCSFP) is available to eligible seniors each month and consists of about 45 pounds of food per month. Eligibility: For TEFAP persons must be at or below 160% of poverty. For MCSFP persons must be at or below 130% of poverty and be 60 years of age or older. Cost: None. Donations accepted. CLINTON COUNTY FOOD DISTRIBUTION Clinton Memorial Hospital Foundation & Healthy Community Coaliton Committee Ph: (989) 227-3333 Hours: Held 2nd Thursday of month at Bath Community Center, 5959 Park Lake Rd., Bath. Registration 8:00 a.m. Distribution 9:00 a.m. Services: Receive approximately $60 food package. Bring own containers to carry. FOOD
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Services: Program based on need not income. Recipients will be assigned a location and time for distribution and may not get food from any other site. Picture identification, proof of residence, and containers for food are required. Most items are perishable foods near expiration date that have been donated by grocery stores, such as breads, dairy, produce, sweets and fresh produce. Eligibility: Lansing residents. Call to register Cost: None. INGHAM
COUNTY FOOD BANK Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Services: Provides non-perishable food stuffs to Ingham county residents in a crisis situation. Coordinates 31 food pantries located in churches, agencies and community centers throughout the Greater Lansing area. Eligibility: Ingham county residents once in a 30 day period and 1 week after food stamps in order to receive emergency food. Telephone inquires only. Cost: None MEALS-ON-WHEELS Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Services: A hot, well-balanced meal generally delivered by volunteers at noon. A sack lunch can also be delivered for the evening. Frozen meals are available for weekends. Special diets include diabetic (no concentrated sweet), no added salt, low fat or mechanically adjusted (ground meat). Service area covers Clinton, Eaton and Ingham counties, see listing below. Eligibility: Homebound persons age 60 and over (spouse or full-time caregiver included). Eligibility determined through an assessment. Cost: Suggested donation of $2.25 for the hot meal and $1.25 for the cold sack lunch. Accepts food stamps.
MiCAFE Eaton Rapids Medical Ctr. 1-877-664-2233 1500 South Main, Eaton Rapids, MI 48827 Eaton Area Senior Center (517) 541-2934 804 S Cochran, Charlotte, MI 48813 Vermontville Village Office (517) 726-1429 121 Eastside Dr, Vermontville MI 49096 Website: www.micafeonline.org Service: Michigan's Coordinated Access to Food for the Elderly (MiCAFE) program helps seniors get food. This program can sign you up for a Bridge Card and teach you about healthy eating and food programs. The program gives seniors money each month to buy food. This money comes on a Bridge Card (like a credit card). You can use at most grocery stores to buy fruit, meat, vegetables, milk, bread or other foods. Eligibility: Low income, age 60+ and Eaton County resident. MOBILE
MEALS, INC. OF CHARLOTTE Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., seven days per week. Service: Hot lunch and cold supper delivered by volunteers to home. Available seven days per week. Eligibility: Must show need. Cost: $2.75 for hot meal; $1.75 for cold. MSU
EXTENSION - CLINTON COUNTY OFFICE Fax: (989) 224-5244 Hours: 8:00 to 12:00 noon and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Services: Provides informal education to groups or individuals in the Family Living program in the areas of: foods and nutrition, household management, human development, housing and financial management. Eligibility: Clinton County residents. Cost: None. MSU
EXTENSION - EATON COUNTY OFFICE Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Services: Provides educational information and programs that are geared to individual and families needs across the life cycle. Information is available specifically in the areas that affect children, youth and family, agriculture and natural resources and community and economic development. Eligibility: Eaton County residents. Cost: None or minimal.
Mason, MI 48854
Lansing, MI 48911 Hours: 8:00-12:00 noon and 1:00-5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Evenings by appointment. Services: Educational materials and telephone questions answered on home and family topics related to food, food safety, storage, preparation, nutrition, family financial management and consumerism and general home management. Some in-home meal preparation instruction available through the Food and Nutrition Program (FNP). Call 887-4588 for more information. Newsletters and bulletins are also available. Eligibility: Ingham County residents. Cost: None. SENIOR
DINING SITES Hours: Office 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Services: Provides hot, well-balanced meals in over 30 locations throughout the community along with other services such as health screening, physical fitness, nutrition education, special programs, and guest speakers on various subjects such as legal assistance and information and referral services. Some transportation to the sites is arranged for those who need it. Eligibility: Any interested person is welcomed. Please call one day in advance to reserve a meal. See information below for address, time, and telephone number of each site or call Marion Miller at 887-1393. Cost: $2.00 suggested donation used to sustain the program. Persons under 60 pay $5.00 for their meal. Click here for complete list of Senior Dining Sites
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