CSFP is a free food program for people over age 60 who live in Alamosa County. Distribution is available once month.

The Food Bank Network of the SLV distributes CSFP (also known as Everyday Eats or Senior Commodities) and TEFAP programs for Alamosa County. TEFAP – The Emergency Food Assistance Program is a federal program that helps supplement the diets of people with low income by providing them with emergency food assistance at no cost.

Alamosa Distribution Information: 

• 4th Thursday of each month
• 10:00am-2:00pm

Visitors receive a pre-packed box of food for each program, if eligible, which includes a variety of shelf-stable staples and generally includes refrigerated cheese or frozen meat or produce.

• Check your eligibility for TEFAP here.
• Check your eligibility for Everyday Eats/Senior Commodities here.
• This institution is an equal opportunity provider. Read the Full Nondiscrimination Statement here.
• Some programs require citizenship.

Participation in any of these programs means a household is automatically eligible for TEFAP:

• Everyday Eats (CSFP)
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
• Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP)
• Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
• Old Age Pension (OAP)
• Aid to Needy Disabled (AND)
• Aid to the Blind (AB)
• Medicaid Eligible Foster Children

You may file an application one of three ways:

• Pick-up an application at the Alamosa Department of Human Services.
• Complete an application online.
• Or have an application mailed to you by calling 719-589-2581.

See Also: Alamosa Department of Social Services and the Colorado Department of Human Services. These are very informative.