Foods to be distributed Jan. 9-10

By Kathy Thomson

Pick-up dates for the January distribution of the commodity food program are Jan. 9 and 10.

On Thursday, Jan. 9, certified eligible families in Moran should pick up their monthly commodity food at the Moran City Hall between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.

Albany families who have been certified eligible for the January food distribution program can pick up their commodity food Friday, Jan. 10 at the rear door of the JP office (the former county jail) from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. 

Recipients who are unable to pick up their food can send a signed and dated note with someone to pick up their commodities for them, rather than letting the items go unclaimed.

Signup for the 2020 program will take place in January.

New applications for beneficiaries of the program are due by February, with forms to be placed in the January food bags, according to JP chief clerk Melissa Hobbs.

Applications for the program are also available at the JP office. 

The commodity food program is federally funded and works to improve the health of low-income and elderly people at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA commodity foods.