SALT LAKE CITY — Eligibility criteria for those applying for assistance from the Emergency Food Assistance Program, or TEFAP, was announced Tuesday by the Utah State Board of Education, the programs Child Nutrition and Food Bank of Utah.
TEFAP is a federal program that helps low-income Americans by providing free emergency food assistance.
Households with an income at or below 185% of the federal poverty income guidelines for the current year are eligible to receive food donations through self-declaration.
Eligibility will be based on total household income not exceeding state-established income levels found hereand are determined from July 1 to June 30 of each year.
Automatic eligibility is granted to customers who are currently participating in one of the following programs:
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP);
- Medicaid;
- Enjoy the benefits of free or reduced-price school meals; or
- Have a child enrolled in the federal Head Start program.
| TEFAP Income Eligibility Guidelines | |||||
| Effective July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 | |||||
| household size | 185% of poverty guidelines | ||||
| Annual | Monthly | Fortnightly | Bi-weekly | Weekly | |
| 1 | 25,142 | 2,096 | 1,048 | 967 | 484 |
| 2 | 33,874 | 2,823 | 1,412 | 1,303 | 652 |
| 3 | 42,606 | 3,551 | 1,776 | 1,639 | 820 |
| 4 | 51,338 | 4,279 | 2,140 | 1,975 | 988 |
| 5 | 60,070 | 5,006 | 2,503 | 2,311 | 1,156 |
| 6 | 68,802 | 5,734 | 2,867 | 2,647 | 1,324 |
| 7 | 77,534 | 6,462 | 3,231 | 2,983 | 1,492 |
| 8 | 86,266 | 7,189 | 3,595 | 3,318 | 1,659 |
| 9 | 94,998 | 7,917 | 3,959 | 3,654 | 1,827 |
| ten | 103,730 | 8,645 | 4,323 | 3,990 | 1,995 |
| For each additional family member, add | 8,732 | 728 | 364 | 336 | 168 |
Households can apply for eligibility at one of more than 100 sites across Utah and can find participating pantries in line by contacting the Utah Food Bank.
To learn more about TEFAP programs, visit the Utah School Board website websiteUSDA websiteor the Utah Food Bank website.
TEFAP participating sites
*Site participation is subject to change. Contact the Utah State Board of Education, Child Nutrition Programs, or the Utah Food Bank for a current list of participating TEFAP sites.
| Agape Community Center | 10S 900E | Payson |
| Abundant community pantry | 480E 150N | Generous |
| Box Elder Community Pantry | 272N 200W | Town of Brigham |
| Cache Community Pantry | 359 Main Street S | Logan |
| Pantry Saint-Marc-Hildegarde | 231 E 100 S | Salt Lake City |
| Hope Center Pantry | 74 S Orchard Drive | North Salt Lake |
| Carrefour Urban Center | 347S 400E | Salt Lake City |
| Crossroads Westside Pantry | 1358 West Indiana Avenue | Salt Lake City |
| Desert Rose Church | 3261 Old Frontier Road | beaver dam |
| Food bank open house | 875 E ROUTE 193 | layton |
| Kearns 1st Baptist Church | 4445W 5175S | Kearn |
| Green River Pantry | 140 North Broadway | green river |
| Granger Community Christian Church Pantry | 3232W 4100S | West Valley Town |
| Pantry Iglesia De Dios De La Profecia | 1192 Sunset Blvd, Suite 5 | saint george |
| Jewish Family Service Pantry | 495 E 4500 S Ste 100 | Salt Lake City |
| Mesopotamian Community Pantry | 3422S 300W | southern salt lake |
| Interfaith Ministries Mosaic Pantry | 4392 S 900 E | Millcreek |
| Murray Park Church of Christ Pantry | 494E 5300S | Murray |
| Nueva Esperanza Community Service | 7681S 2200W | Western Jordan |
| The center of concern | 1235 California Avenue | Salt Lake City |
| Rich County Senior Center Pantry | 21 Main Street North | Randolph |
| Saint Andrew’s Catholic Parish Pantry | 11835S 3600W | Riverton |
| Salt Lake Mission | 1151 S Route Redwood #106 | Salt Lake City |
| Pantry Sanpete | 1080 S, boul. Blackhawk | Mount Pleasant |
| St. James’s Episcopal Church Pantry | 7486 Union Park Avenue | Midvale |
| St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Pantry | 261S 900E | Salt Lake City |
| Tabitha’s Way Pantry South County | 45E 100N | Spanish fork |
| Tabitha’s Way Pantry North County | 920 E State Rd Ste K | American fork |
| Taylorsville Pantry | 4775 S Plymouth View Drive (1625 W) | Taylorville |
| The Church of Adventure Jesus Nurtures | 352W 12300S | draper |
| Tremonton Community Pantry | 180 S Tremont St | Tremonton |
| Real Life Center Pantry | 2111 Main Street North | Cedar City |
| The Academy on the Other Side | 667 E 100 S | Salt Lake City |
| Hurricane Valley Pantry | 450 E 800 N | Hurricane |
| Pantry Iglesia Emanuel | 1403W 820N | Provo |
| Trinity Christian Center Pantry | 400S 693E | Price |
| Casa De Oración WVC | 1946 W Parkway Boulevard | West Valley Town |
| Red Barn Academy | 1200 W Red Barn Driveway | Farmington |
| Hope Unlimited Community Church Pantry | 4115, boul. Sams West | Kearn |
| root for kids | 2044 S Mesa Palms Drive | saint george |
| St. Francis Episcopal Church | 250 Kane Creek Blvd. | Moab |
| Hope Pregnancy Care Center | 391 E 500 S | saint george |
| Pantry of the Pentecostal Church of God | 6180S 4590W | Kearn |
| For kids | 825N 300W | Salt Lake City |
| Ruth’s Kitchen | 5929 S 900 E | Murray |
| Calvary Church Utah Food for Families | 460W Century Drive | Murray |
| Pantry of the Nations for Christ | 295 E 200 S | Free field |
| Blanding Pantry | 558 S 200 E | Nosing |
| Morgan Grace Scholarship | 49W 150N | Morgan |
| Beaver County Food Network | 100 E Center St | Beaver |
| Beaver Milford County Food Network | 451 Main Street N | Milford |
| CAS Provo Food Bank | 815 S Freedom Blvd Suite 100 | Provo |
| Heber CAS Pantry | 34W 200S Ste 4 | City of Heber |
| Coalville CAS Pantry | 17 Main Street S | Coalville |
| Park City Christian Center | 1283 Deer Valley Drive | park town |
| Heber Valley Central Stage Pantry | 55 E Center St | City of Heber |
| CSC Joyce Hansen | 2504 F Ave (warehouse deliveries) | Ogden |
| CCS Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Dining room | 437W 200S | Salt Lake City |
| Richfield CUFS Sevier | 2050 Industrial Parkway S | Richfield |
| Nephi CUFS Juab | 45S 100W | Nephi |
| Piute CUFS Junction | 180W 500N | Junction |
| Bicknell CUFS Wayne | 475S 300E | Bicknell |
| County of Garfield Care & Share Panguitch | 81N 50W | Panguitch |
| Garfield County Care & Share Escalante | 75N 100W | Escalante |
| Grace Episcopal Church Pantry | 1072 E 900 S | saint george |
| HASLC-Sunrise Metro Apartments Pantry | 580S 500W | Salt Lake City |
| Iron County Care and Sharing | 222W 900N | Cedar City |
| County of Kane Care & Share Kanab | 56W 450N | Kanab |
| Bluff Community Center Pantry | 3rd East and Mulberry Avenue | Bluff |
| Palmer Court Pantry | 999 Main St S | Salt Lake City |
| Men’s Resource Center | 3380S 1000W | southern salt lake |
| Salvation Army SLC Family Services Program | 438S 900W | Salt Lake City |
| Salvation Army Ogden Family Services Program | 2615 Grant Avenue | Ogden |
| St George’s Salvation Army | 803 S Bluff St | Saint George |
| Carbon County Food Bank | 75 E 400 S | Price |
| Emery County Food Bank | 40 S Center St | Castledale |
| Grand County Food Bank | 56 N 200 E | Moab |
