Here's Where Low-Income Maine Seniors Can Get Free Food

Taking care of our aging population means some Mainers are eligible for ways to supplement their diet through federal programs that are in practice here in the State of Maine. Maine seniors have a great opportunity for free supplemental food where eligible seniors can receive a new box of food every month which can include oats, rice, pasta, poultry, juice, and more.

This food is given through a program through the USDA and is called the Commodities Supplemental Food Program. The aim is to improve the health of low-income residential seniors of Maine, at least 60-years-of-age or older.

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Maine seniors who qualify for this program

Guidelines to be able to get a box include:

being a resident of Maine or a participating Indian reservation
being 60 years old or older
qualify as low-income, for a senior living alone their max income for a year should be $16,237/ year, $1,354 monthly, or $313 weekly. See full income guidelines here.

Where Maine seniors can get more info and a box of supplemental food

Seniors all across Maine can access these boxes by searching out their county's supporting agency below:

Androscoggin County: Spectrum Generations, One Weston Court, Augusta, (207)622-9212 or toll-free at 1-800-639-1553
Aroostook County: Aroostook Agency on Aging, 260 Main Street, Presque Isle, (207)764-3396 of 1-800-439-1789
Cumberland (not including Brunswick or Harpswell): Wayside Food Programs, several locations, see map; (207)775-4939
Franklin: Western Maine Community Action, Wilton (207)645-3764 or 1-800-645-9636
Hancock: Eastern Area Agency on Aging, multiple locations, see map; (207)941-2865 or 1-800-432-7812
Lincoln: Spectrum Generations, One Weston Court, Augusta, (207)622-9212 or toll-free at 1-800-639-1553
Kennebec: Spectrum Generations, One Weston Court, Augusta, (207)622-9212 or toll-free at 1-800-639-1553
Knox: Spectrum Generations, One Weston Court, Augusta, (207)622-9212 or toll-free at 1-800-639-1553
Oxford: Wayside Food Programs, several locations, see map; (207)775-4939
Penobscot: Eastern Area Agency on Aging, multiple locations, see map; (207)941-2865 or 1-800-432-7812
Piscataquis: Eastern Area Agency on Aging, multiple locations, see map; (207)941-2865 or 1-800-432-7812
Sagadahoc (including Brunswick and Harpswell): Spectrum Generations, One Weston Court, Augusta, (207)622-9212 or toll-free at 1-800-639-1553
Somerset: Spectrum Generations, One Weston Court, Augusta, (207)622-9212 or toll-free at 1-800-639-1553
Waldo: Spectrum Generations, One Weston Court, Augusta, (207)622-9212 or toll-free at 1-800-639-1553
Washington: Eastern Area Agency on Aging, multiple locations, see map; (207)941-2865 or 1-800-432-7812
York: Wayside Food Programs, several locations, see map; (207)775-4939

Please pass this along to seniors in Maine that you think could benefit from this program. For more information about this program in Maine, visit the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry webpage 'Commodity Supplemental Food Program'.

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