Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed)
In partnership with the Department of Social Services, Lowcountry Food Bank is the SNAP-Ed Implementing Agency for coastal South Carolina. SNAP-Ed supports SNAP’s role in addressing food insecurity. It is central to SNAP’s efforts to improve nutrition and prevent or reduce diet-related chronic disease and obesity among SNAP recipients. SNAP-Ed’s goal is to improve the likelihood that persons who are eligible for SNAP will make healthy food choices on a limited budget and choose physically active lifestyles consistent with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Click here to learn about Nutrition Education at the Lowcountry Food Bank.
Commodities Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) works to improve the health of low-income, elderly persons, who are at least 60 years of age, by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA-recommended foods. The program is currently available in Berkeley, Charleston, Horry and Williamsburg counties.
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
Through The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), Lowcountry Food Bank is the sole distributor of USDA products to feed insecure people in coastal South Carolina. This relationship with the SC Department of Social Services provides better quality food on a more consistent schedule, greatly reduces barriers to access and saves taxpayer money by distributing these government commodities. For more information about the TEFAP and CSFP programs, please visit the SC Department of Social Services Healthy Helpings website.
“In accordance with Federal 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, age, disability, and reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, and 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. ascr.usda.gov/sites/default/files/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;
email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.”