Brown Bag Program

olderman.jpg    The Brown Bag Program, implemented in a majority of Golden Harvest Food Bank’s 30-county service area, furnishes bags or boxes of food averaging 20 pounds each to needy senior citizens. In order to qualify for the program, seniors must be at least 60 years of age, apply annually, verify their age and income, and be accepted according to USDA criteria for eligibility. Brown Bag food is picked up by seniors at convenient distribution sites or, if volunteers are available, delivered to their homes, depending on their mobility.

The Brown Bag Program:

  • Costs only $5 a month per senior household and furnish a month’s supply of supplemental groceries;
  • Provides a variety of groceries, allowing seniors the freedom to prepare several meals of their own choice;
  • Enables seniors living in poverty to be freed from having to make the difficult choice between food and medicine or other necessities;
  • Distributed 3,664 bags in FY2007 to seniors in our service area.

Neighbor2Neighbor

 is a sponsorship program that allows individuals or groups to “adopt” a senior for only $5 a month! Neighbor2Neighbor provides extra funding for the Brown Bag Program, making it possible to help more seniors in need.

To learn more about the Brown Bag Program, contact Outreach Manager, Tammy Jackson at 706-736-1199 x219 or at tjackson@goldenharvest.org.