CLEARFIELD – Vouchers for the Pennsylvania Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program continue to be made available to qualifying senior citizens in Clearfield County.
This program provides eligible, older citizens of Pennsylvania with vouchers to purchase produce grown in Pennsylvania or produce that was purchased directly from a Pennsylvania farmer.
Previously approved FMNP farmers from neighboring states: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and West Virginia will be permitted to sell produce that they grow themselves or have purchased directly from a Pennsylvania farmer. Produce purchased from wholesalers is not eligible for purchase with FMNP checks.
Four $5 vouchers will be distributed to Clearfield County individuals who are at least 60 years of age during 2015 and who meet income eligibility and residency requirements. The income limit for this year is $21,775 for a single person and $29,471 for a married couple.
Identification showing date of birth and county (or town) residency is required when vouchers are picked up. A social security card is not a valid form of identification for this purpose.
Eligible individuals who cannot pick up their vouchers may name a proxy to pick these up for them by signing an authorized proxy form.
Proxy forms are available at all Clearfield County Centers for Active Living or on the agency’s Web site (www.ccaaa.net). The form must be signed by the eligible individual prior to picking up the vouchers, and identification for both persons must be submitted by the proxy when applying for vouchers.
The schedule for FMNP voucher distribution is as follows: Karthaus Center for Active Living – 814-263-7277, Fridays from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.; DuBois Senior and Community Center – 814-371-4000, Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.; Kylertown Center for Active Living – 814-345-6338, Mondays, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.; Coalport Center for Active Living – 814-672-3574, Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.; Mahaffey Center for Active Living – 814-277-4544, Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.; Houtzdale Family Service Center – 814-378-5120, Tuesdays, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.; and Westover Fire Company, 583 W. Bridge St., Westover, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. July 16 only.
Vouchers are being distributed at the Clearfield County Career & Technology Center, 1620 River Rd., Clearfield, from 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. July 16.
Beginning July 20, the vouchers will be available at the Clearfield Center for Active Living at 116 S. Second St., Clearfield, – 814-765-9319, on Mondays 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. or at the Clearfield County Area on Aging Inc. office at 103 N. Front St., Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Those individuals who are interested in having lunch at any of the Centers for Active Living are asked to call one day in advance to make their reservation. Any individual over the age of 60 may reserve a lunch and contribute to the cost of the meal on a donation basis. The cost of a meal for a person under 60 is $3.50.
For more information, call your local Center for Active Living or the CCAAA at 814-765-2696 or 1-800-225-8571, or visit www.ccaaa.net.
Programs and services of the agency are funded in part by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging, the Clearfield County Area Agency on Aging Inc., Mature Resources Foundation and local and consumer contributions.