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EL-ADA FOOD PANTRIES
No one should have to choose between food and other essentials.
When groceries run short, El-Ada is here to help. Our Food Pantries provide free, nutritious food for individuals and families in Ada, Elmore and Owyhee counties.
You’ll be welcomed with dignity and respect. We make it simple, just come during open hours and receive food for your household.
HOW IT WORKS
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Visit Us
Visit the pantry location that’s most convenient for you during open hours. Households may utilize the food pantry once every 30 days.
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Check-In
Income eligibility and Idaho residency are the only requirements for TEFAP eligibility. Providing additional information will not affect eligibility to receive TEFAP. CSBG page has all rescue food requirements.
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Take Home Food
Receive a free food box with 2 - 4 days worth of groceries. The food you receive may vary depending on availability.
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Pantry Locations & Hours
We offer comprehensive support services designed to help individuals and families achieve stability and self-sufficiency.
Garden City Food Bank
Hours: Mon-Thurs, 10AM – 3:30PM
Address: 701 E. 44th St. #1, Garden City, ID 83714
Mountain Home Food Pantry
Hours: Mon-Thurs, 10AM – 11:30AM & 12PM – 3PM
Address: 2420 American Legion Blvd, Suite 2
Homedale Food Pantry
​Hours: First and Third Tuesday, 10AM - 2PM
Address: 15 W. Colorado Ave, Homedale, ID 83628
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a federal program that helps supplement the diets of low-income Americans by providing them with emergency food assistance at no cost.
The USDA provides 100% American-grown USDA Foods and administrative funds to states to operate TEFAP. The Department of Health and Welfare provides food to local agencies selected to distribute USDA foods to soup kitchens and food pantries that directly serve the public. Through TEFAP, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) purchases a variety of nutritious, high-quality USDA Foods, and makes those foods available to the Department of Health and Welfare. Through this program, income eligible individuals and families can visit food banks, food pantries, or soup kitchens to receive supplemental food boxes and meals.
This assistance is intended to be a supplement; typically the products distributed to each household provide between three and five days of food.
Income Qualifications
TEFAP
200% of the Poverty Income Guidelines
“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.
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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.
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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:
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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
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email: program.intake@usda.gov.
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This institution is an equal opportunity provider.