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Program Description:
What does the program provide?
USDA donates a variety of foods to help participants maintain a healthy diet. The following foods are also provided monthly: canned meats, frozen meats, canned fruit and vegetables, died beans, peanuts and peanut butter, egg mix, milk, cheese, pasta, flour, grains and cereals, soups, spaghetti sauce, bakery mix, vegetables; potatoes, carrots, onions, grapefruit, oranges, apples, and pears.
We also offer home delivery on every Friday to clients that are home bound or have no other means to come and pick up their food.
We also deliver to Iron River the 2nd Tuesday of the month since the delivery truck comes in on the 2nd Monday of the moth. Fresh produce is delivered every Tuesday.
We will not issue food on the last working day of the month. This is when we do inventory.
We also conduct food demos to teach clients how to prepare healthy meals.
How does the Program Work?
Congress appropriates funding for the USDA to purchase food for distributions on Indian Reservations. USDA pays for the initial processing and packaging of the food and for transporting it to designated points within each state. State distributing agencies and Indian Tribal organizations are responsible for storing the food, transporting it at the local level to eligible recipients.
Who Benefits from the program?
USDA distributes food to members of Indian households living on or near a reservation and members of non-Indian households living on a reservation who:
- Buy and cook food together
- Work for low pay, are unemployed or
- Elderly or disabled and live on small Income
A household may not participate in a Food Distribution Program on more than one reservation at a time, or participate in both this program and the Food Stamp Program at the same time.
The Service Area
We serve the Red Cliff Reservation, Bayfield and Douglas Counties excluding the City of Superior.
Net Monthly Income Status
Household Income Limits
1 $ 1,044
2 $ 1,356
3 $ 1,667
4 $ 1,991
5 $ 2,329
6 $ 2,666
7 $ 2,978
8 $ 3,290
Each additional member+ $312
Computation of Eligibility Standards
The net monthly income standard for each household size is the sum of the applicable Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP) net monthly income eligibility standard and the applicable SNAP standard deduction.
Dependant Care Deduction
Households that qualify for the dependant care deduction are allowed a deduction of actual dependant care costs paid monthly to a non-household member.
Earned Income Deduction
Households with earned income are allowed a deduction on 20% of their earned income
Medicare Part B Medical Insurance and Part D Prescription Drug Coverage
Households that incur the cost of Medicare Part B medical insurance and /or Part D prescription drug coverage premiums are allowed a deduction for the month cost of premiums
Child Support Deduction
Households that incur the cost of legally required child support to or for a non-household member are allowed a deduction for the amount of monthly child support paid
How is Eligibility Determined?
In determining who is eligible to receive donated foods, local Food Distribution offices consider the number of people in a household's income, money in check or savings account, and money paid for the child care household member while other members are at work or school. There is a limit on how much money each household can have and be eligible for the program. The amount varies based on the number of people in a household.
In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, political beliefs, or disability.
To file a complaint of discrimination, write
USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights,
Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 IndependenceAvenue, SW, Washington D.C. 20250-9410
or call (202)720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Program Contact Info:
Peggy Bazant - Director
Travis Meyers - Warehouseman
Email: peggi.bazant@redcliff-nsn.gov
Email: travis.meyers@redcliff-nsn.gov Phone: 715-779-3740 or 715-913-0161
Fax: 715-779-3730
Hours
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
And
12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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