U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue, pink shirt, and U.S. Senator Cory Gardner, center-left, listen to Food Bank of the Rockies COO Steve Kulberg, second from left, open the tour with CEO Erin Pulling, left, USDA commodities warehouse, in Denver, Co., on June 19, 2020. The Food Bank of the Rockies distributes to about 640 food pantries in Northern Colorado and Wyoming. This warehouse receives and distributes USDA foods for several USDA (FNS) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) programs: The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) a program for low-income seniors over 60, and the Food Purchase & Distribution Program (FPDP), part of trade mitigation. Additionally, the Food Bank of the Rockies works with three Farmers to Families Food Box distributors. This is one of two large Food Banks that receives USDA foods in Colorado.
For more information, please see fns.usda.gov and foodbankrockies.org
USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
Posted by USDAgov on 2020-06-22 03:55:57
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