TEFAP

• The Emergency Food Assistance Program provides emergency food assistance to communities based on the rate of poverty in that specific community. The U.S. Department of Agriculture sends TEFAP foods to agencies and food banks in each area to distribute. Check with local agencies and food banks to verify if they are TEFAP participants.
  
  

FEMA

• During times of national emergency or disaster, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, distributes food to victims in the emergency areas. The agency that distributes the food for FEMA varies from the Salvation Army and the Red Cross to other local agencies. During a disaster, check to see which agency is responsible for FEMA food assistance. According to the FEMA website, food funding is distributed across various nonprofit agencies and government agencies. Each community differs on resources. Check with local churches, food banks and social service agencies in your community to discover who distributes FEMA food and resources.
  
  

Salvation Army

• Local Salvation Armies have a food program that provides several options for those in need of emergency food. Salvation Armies provide a food pantry, donate food to local charities and some branches have food or soup kitchens. Other branches provide after-school snacks for children. Each branch is different so check with your local Salvation Army to see what they provide.
  
  

Community Action Agencies

• The Community Action Agency's purpose is to eliminate poverty. The agency has a food program called commodity distribution. The program supplies surplus government food to needy families. Not all communities have a Community Action Agency nor do all provide this emergency food service. Contact your local agency for food assistance information.