The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) distributes federal surplus foods to emergency food pantries and needy households. The program operates in a partnership with local governments and community organizations in all of the State’s 24 jurisdictions. In federal fiscal year 2004, the U.S. Department of Agriculture provided 386 emergency food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters with 4,711,598 pounds of commodities. These commodities provide a base supply for emergency feeding locations, enabling these sites to use their resources for the purchase of additional foods. Also, more than 350,000 households in Maryland received TEFAP commodities in FFY 2004.

Listing of Emergency Food Providers by County

For more information about The Emergency Food Assistance Program, call Rhonda Forman on (410) 767-7015.

Click here for information on how to apply for this program.