Helping the Food Bank

Hello Everyone,

I’m pleased to announce that I have successfully completed the 2025 Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program with the Hawai’i Foodbank. I think that programs like this really do help. If your wondering what that is here is an explanation from the Hawaiʻi Foodbank’s website:

Every year, Hawaiʻi Foodbank partners with the State of Hawaiʻi Office of Community Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service to organize the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program. Hawaiʻi’s SFMNP offers eligible seniors $50 worth of coupons (10 coupons valued at $5 each) to obtain eligible foods without charge from participating farmers, farmers’ markets and roadside stands that have been approved to accept SFMNP coupons. Through SFMNP, kūpuna are provided with nutritious foods as well as education to emphasize the relationship of proper nutrition to good health.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

The eligibility requirements to receive SFMNP benefits are as follows:

  • Age: Participants must be at least 60 years of age.

  • Income: Maximum household income of 185% or below of the US Federal Poverty Guidelines.
    Individual Household — $33,281.50
    Two-Person Household — $44,992.00
    Add $11,710.50 per additional household member

  • Residency: Participants must be a resident of the State of Hawaiʻi and must reside in the county of the service area they apply to.

  • Applicants must be certified to participate each year. There is a limited number of coupons that are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Updates and Sign Up —>Hawaii Food Bank SFMNP