Agency Forms & Documents
USDA Intake Forms
- FY 24 TEFAP Client Eligibility Form, English
- FY 24 TEFAP Client Eligibility Form, Spanish
- Bilingual Food Pantry Log
- FY 24 TEFAP Income Guidelines, English
- FY 24 TEFAP Income Guidelines, Spanish
USDA Program Documents
- TEFAP Info Flyer
- TEFAP USDA Program Training
- Sample TEFAP Community Outreach Flyer
- USDA Food Loss Report
- USDA Product Inventory Labels
- TEFAP Written Notice of Beneficiary Rights
USDA & Identification
DHS states that pantries may request, but not require, a client to provide proof of identification or residency. Both identification and residency will now be treated the same as income – self-declared.
Agencies may continue to ask for identification and address verification, but if a client does not have it, they must not be denied service for USDA foods.
Identification and address verification items continue to be defined, by DHS, as anything with a person’s name on it. It does not need to include a photo or an address. Examples include:
- Piece of mail
- Utility bill
- Insurance verification (popular option lately given drive-through services)
- Any document that describes housing (ex: homeless in a tent camp or individuals couch surfing)
- ID (doesn’t need to be drivers license or state ID; can be expired)
