TEFAP/ USDA Training

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1 TEFAP/ USDA Training

2 What is USDA? The United States Department of Agriculture One branch provides domes;c food assistance through programs, such as TEFAP, the Women Infants and Children (WIC) program, Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), and free and reduced school lunches

3 What is TEFAP? The Emergency Feeding Assistance Program (TEFAP) helps supplement the diet of low income persons, by providing groceries or meals at no cost to the recipient.

4 What is TEFAP? Georgia s DHS works out details of administra;on and distribu;on. Each state sets criteria for determining what households are eligible to receive food for home consump;on Local agencies (like ACFB) receive the food and supervise overall distribu;on

5 What Agencies Are Eligible for TEFAP? First priority is given to partners with emergency feeding programs. Food pantries Soup/community kitchens Emergency shelters Second priority is given to agencies who do not have emergency feeding programs but serve the needy. Domes;c violence shelters Group homes

6 What foods are available? Frozen hams Frozen chicken Canned chicken Canned beef Corn flakes Orange juice Apple juice Dry pinto Beans Creamed corn Corn kernels Figs noodles Dry milk Peanuts Pears Pineapple Dry potatoes Canned salmon The mix of foods varies from year to year. This is not a shopping list.

7 Which clients are eligible at food pantries? Households whose income is 130% or less of the poverty line Clients must sign a self- declara;on of total household income, residency, name, number of people in the household, and address

8 What are USDA s requirements for all agencies? Post Jus;ce for All Poster Separate AND label TEFAP product Keep thermometers for freezers and refrigerators with TEFAP Maintain temperature logs for all freezers and refrigerators with TEFAP Keep all Food Bank invoices and TEFAP records for 3 years Train ALL volunteers in TEFAP s Civil Rights Training

9 What are USDA s requirements for food pantries?. Complete Household Distribu;on Form each day TEFAP is distributed Each recipient must complete and sign off on their income and household size every ;me they receive TEFAP A[ach the Household Distribu;on Form to the front of the Household Eligibility Criteria Forms completed that day

10 Household Distribution Form

11 Household Eligibility Form

12 What are USDA s requirements for onpremise use? Be able to provide verifiable data regarding the number of meals using TEFAP food as ingredients See sample menu in packet

13 What about record keeping? Separate report for USDA food usage Indicate number of households, persons, and/or meals served Due by the 9th day of each month Ex: November s report is due December 9

14 TEFAP Yearly Training and Civil Rights Your agency must be trained once per year on TEFAP procedures Every Fall ACFB will you a re cer;fica;on packet Or a[end a TEFAP Orienta;on here at ACFB You must train ALL of your volunteers and staff on USDA s Civil Rights Training

15 USDA Nondiscrimination Statement The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimina;on against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, na;onal origin, age, disability, sex, gender iden;ty, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, poli;cal beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orienta;on, or if all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected gene;c informa;on in employment or in any program or ac;vity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment ac;vi;es.) If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimina;on, complete the USDA Program Discrimina;on Complaint Form, found online at h[p:// or at any USDA office, or call (866) to request the form. You may also write a le[er containing all of the informa;on requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or le[er to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudica;on, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C , by fax (202) or at program.intake@usda.gov. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabili;es may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) ; or (800) (in Spanish). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

16 Contact Informa;on Charles Weems , ext

17 Question Time!