The Senior Food Box Program, also known as the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), provides monthly food boxes with groceries full of key nutrients, such as Vitamins A and C, calcium and iron. Boxes contain foods such as fruits and vegetables, canned meat, rice, cheese, cereal, juice, peanut butter, non-fat dry milk, and more. This program is provided in partnership with the State of Hawaiʻi and the Office of Community Services.

Older adults aged 60 or older must meet income guidelines and apply to receive monthly food boxes

Kūpuna Fresh currently operates in conjunction with the Senior Food Box Program in order to provide more fresh fruits and vegetables to seniors in need of food assistance. In addition to their monthly Senior Food Box, Kūpuna Fresh offers participating seniors the opportunity to receive an additional bag of produce each month, filled with fresh fruits and vegetables — with a focus on providing produce that is culturally meaningful and easy to prepare.

Hawai‘i Foodbank supports kūpuna through the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program by providing coupons to purchase locally grown fruits, vegetables, honey, and herbs from participating farmers from April through October. This program is provided in partnership with the State of Hawai‘i and the Office of Community Services.

To receive coupons, applicants must be age 60 or older, meet income guidelines, and submit an application for the program.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps older adults and other individuals by providing monthly funds to help pay for groceries. With SNAP, participants can shop at most grocery stores and many farmers markets with an EBT card, free up cash for other essentials, and keep benefits flowing with recertifications.

Hawaiʻi Foodbank’s SNAP outreach team is here to walk you through every step of the eligibility, application and recertification process.