TEFAP and Income Guidelines

Disclaimer

TEFAP is a self-declaration program. In order to receive TEFAP commodities:

· You will never need to provide your social security number, green card, or proof of citizenship.

· You must reside in the State of Washington. (There is no minimum length of residency required.)

· You must provide your name, current address (unless homeless), and household size. (If this information changes, please notify us immediately.)

· You must self-declare your household income meets the income guidelines listed. However, you will never need to provide proof of income.

· You will never be denied TEFAP food if you refuse to disclose any information that is not a requirement of TEFAP.

· TEFAP food is for home consumption only and cannot be sold, traded, or bartered.

Income Guidelines

Income Eligibility Guidelines for (TEFAP) The Emergency Food Assistance Program Effective from April 2022 until notification of the income guidelines for 2023 400% of Poverty Household size of 1, Annual income $54,360, monthly income $4,530 twice per month income $2,265 every two weeks income $2,091 and weekly income $1,045 House size of 2, Annual income $73,240 Monthly income $6,103 Twice per month income $3,052 Every two weeks income $2, 817 and Weekly income $1,408 Household size of 3, Annual income $92,120 Monthly income $7,677 Twice per month income $3,838 Every two weeks income $3,543 and Weekly income $1,772 Household size of 4, Annual Income $111,000 Monthly Income $9,250 Twice per month income $4,625 Every two weeks income $4,269 and Weekly income $2,135 Household Size of 5 Annual Income $129,880 Monthly income $10,823 Twice per month income $5,412 Every two weeks income $4,995 and Weekly income $2,498 Household Size of 6, Annual income $148,760 Monthly income $12,397 Twice per month income $6,198 Every two weeks income $5,722 and Weekly income $2,861 Household size of 7 Annual income $167,640 Monthly Income $13,970 Twice per month income $6,985 Every two weeks income $6,448 and Weekly income $3,224 Household Size of 8, Annual Income $186,520 Monthly income $15,543 Twice per month income $7,772 Every two weeks Income $7,174 and weekly income $3,587 For each additional family member, add; Annual income $18,880 Monthly income $1,573 Twice per month income $787 Every two weeks income $726 and Weekly income $363

It is the intention of CDCAC that any household facing food insecurity will be able to use any of the pantries supported by CDCAC regardless of income or income guidelines.

The amount of food each state receives out of the total amount of food provided is based on the number of unemployed persons and the number of people with incomes below the poverty level in the state. States provide the food to local agencies that they have selected, usually food banks, which in turn distribute the food to local organizations, such as soup kitchens and food pantries that directly serve the public.

Food We Receive

The types of food we receive varies from month to month but we usually have the following items. How much you can receive depends on the size of your household and the stock of the pantries.

  • Peanut butter
  • Rice/Beans
  • Can Fruit
  • Can Chicken
  • Pasta
  • Pasta Sauce
  • Frozen Meats

We are using Link2Feed at our pantries for sign in. Please click the link below to self register yourself. This will ask for your basic household Information and will save you upwards of five minutes.

Register for our pantries