CSFP (COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM) is a Vermont Food Bank Program that is age (60) and income-based. It provides boxes of shelf-stable products to qualified seniors, and are distributed at a local “drop site” and need to be picked up by the client.
Vermont Food Bank
The Vermont Food Bank works through local Food Shelves to offer groceries to low-income residents.
3SquaresVT is a nutrition program that helps you put healthy food on the table. If you meet income guidelines, you’ll get money every month that you can use to buy food. You can receive these funds as cash in the bank or on a card just like a debit card. The card can be used at almost 600 stores in Vermont, including many supermarkets, local general stores, convenience stores, and even farmers markets and community-based co-ops. If everyone in your household is 65 years or older, 3SquaresVT benefits may be deposited directly into your bank account and used just like you would use any funds in your account.
3SquaresVT in a SNAP is an even easier program. If everyone in your household is at least 60 years old (or receiving disability benefits), and no one is earning income from employment, the application process is shorter and easier – and you keep your benefits for three years with no additional paperwork!
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), religious creed, disability, age, political beliefs, 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 agency (state or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may 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/ad-3027.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:
- mail:
Food and Nutrition Service, USDA
1320 Braddock Place, Room 334
Alexandria, VA 22314; or - fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or - email:
FNSCIVILRIGHTSCOMPLAINTS@usda.gov