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Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program

June 22, 2020 @ 9:00 am - June 25, 2020 @ 12:00 pm

The Virginia Department for the Aging will be providing coupons to seniors whose income is below 150% of the poverty level. The coupons can be exchanged for fresh fruits and vegetables at authorized roadside stands. Eligible participants must be age 60 or over and will be able to receive $40 for individuals or $80 a couple in coupons.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the safety of all participants and staff members, the Eastern Shore Area Agency on Aging/Community Action Agency will be adjusting the process for application approval and coupon distribution via the steps bellow:
1. *Applications will be collected via telephone initially.
2. Pending review of application, they will be mailed to the appropriate party to obtain required signatures from the applicant.
3. Once the application is received back from the party, and pending approval, coupons will then be distributed accordingly.
Telephone Intakes for the Program will begin on June 22, 2020-June 25, 2020 from 9:00am-Noon. The coupons are distributed on a first come, first served basis.
*Reservations for applications will only be processed during the allotted times above, any
phone calls received outside of the allotted times are prone to failure of processing.
For more information, call the Eastern Shore Area Agency on Aging/Community Action Agency at (757) 442-9652

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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Start:
June 22, 2020 @ 9:00 am
End:
June 25, 2020 @ 12:00 pm