Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)

Welcome to CSFP

Welcome! CSFP is now managed by Feeding Louisiana, and we’re honored to serve seniors across the state. For more information about this transition, click here to read the full press release.

Through the CSFP, low-income seniors receive monthly food boxes filled with nutritious USDA foods designed to help supplement a healthy diet for seniors facing food insecurity.

The program is available to qualifying seniors, ages 60 and up. To learn more about eligibility and how to apply, click the button below:

Distribution Locations

Searchable map coming soon! There are distribution sites throughout the entire state of Louisiana.

Feeding Hope; One Box At a Time

Each food box contains specially selected, high-protein, and nutrient dense foods. These foods are donated to Louisiana by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In many cases, CSFP foods come packed in the same boxes and bags as the popular brand-name foods found on grocery store shelves.

  • Cheese

  • Spaghetti, macaroni, or rice

  • Shelf-stable milk

  • Canned Fruit

  • Fruit juice

  • Canned Vegetables

  • Canned or Pouched Meat, Poultry and Fish

  • Cereals

How to Apply

Applications are accepted by the Regional Food Banks or at a distribution site.

Step 1: Check eligibility requirements to see if you qualify. You must be 60 or older, and a Louisiana resident. Click here to view income eligibility guidelines.
Step 2: Complete the Preliminary Certification Application Online.
Step 3: Gather the required documents needed to apply. Click here for the full list.
Step 4: Once your Preliminary Certification Application is received, you will be contacted within 3-5 business days.

Learn More About 

Eligibility Guidelines

Preliminary Certification Application

Healthy Eating Resources

Other Resources

  • Need to make a complaint? You can submit a complaint form online or by mail.

    Click here to submit a form online.

    To access the printable form, click here. Once the form has been completed, please mail it to:
    Feeding Louisiana
    7909 Wrenwood Blvd., Suite C
    Baton Rouge, LA 70809

    You may also fax the form to (225) 209-1303

  • Need to make a Civil Rights complaint? You can fill out the Civil Rights Complaint form online or by mail.

    To access the online form, click here.

    Access the printable form by clicking here.
    Once you’ve downloaded and filled out the printable form, please mail it to:
    Feeding Louisiana
    7909 Wrenwood Blvd., Suite C
    Baton Rouge, LA, 70809

    You may also fax the form to (225) 209-1303

  • Coming soon!

  • In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating 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.

    Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

    To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

    mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

    fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

    email: program.intake@usda.gov

    This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

    De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad está prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de género y orientación sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsión por actividades previas de derechos civiles.

    La información sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieren medios alternos de comunicación para obtener la información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de señas americano (ASL), etc.) deben comunicarse con la agencia local o estatal responsable de administrar el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al (202) 720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comuníquese con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Retransmisión al (800) 877-8339.

    Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD-3027, formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, el cual puede obtenerse en línea en: https://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource-files/usda-program-discrimination-complaint-form-spanish.pdf, de cualquier oficina de USDA, llamando al (866) 632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida a USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre del demandante, la dirección, el número de teléfono y una descripción escrita de la acción discriminatoria alegada con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y fecha de una presunta violación de derechos civiles. El formulario AD-3027 completado o la carta debe presentarse a USDA por:

    correo:

    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; o

    fax: (833)256-1665 o (202) 690-7442; o

    correo electrónico:

    program.intake@usda.gov

    Esta entidad es un proveedor que brinda igualdad de oportunidades.