Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)

The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) in Gardner, KS, is dedicated to providing essential food assistance to low-income households across the state. Operated by the Kansas Department for Children and Families, TEFAP distributes free USDA commodity foods, ensuring that families have access to nutritious meals. Each household can receive a variety of staple items, such as canned vegetables, fruits, juice, meat, cereal, peanut butter, nonfat dry milk, and pasta, with shipments occurring five to six times annually. TEFAP is committed to addressing food insecurity by meeting the basic nutritional needs of our community, and we welcome clients to apply through their home counties for this vital support.