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Nutritional Security and Emergency Assistance (USDA/TEFAP & Food Pantry)
The KCIC Nutritional Security and Emergency Assistance program provides assistance based on state residency, tribal status, and household income. Our programs are designed to improve nutritional health, expand food access, and offer vital household stability.

Services Provided:

Services for Low-Income Native Americans - This program supports nutritional security
for Kansas and Missouri Native Americans, helping communities sustain healthy
households and provides referrals to other services.

Please bring these items to your appointment:

• State photo ID
• Proof of Address
• Proof of Income
• Social Security Cards for Everyone in the Household
• Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB), Tribal Card, or other Proof of Tribal Enrollment

Emergency Assistance - This program provides urgent help with utilities for eligible Native Americans in Kansas and Missouri that are current Evergy and KCMO Water customers. If funding is available through Dollar Aide, Dollar Aide Credits and KCMO Water, this program can provide utility assistance to help families keep lights, water, and heat on during difficult times.

• In addition to the documents listed above, please also bring these items to your appointment:
  • Current utility bill (proof of utility)
  • Proof of the most recent payment made on the utility account.
• Seasonal Programs - The pantry also offers seasonal support throughout the year (e.g., holiday food baskets). Once your eligibility is approved, please email the Nutritional Security Coordinator (scamacho@kcindiancenter.org) about current seasonal opportunities.
• Hygiene and Household items – The pantry offers personal hygiene and
  household items as available.
• Donations - Donations of in-kind nonperishable and unopened foods, hygiene, and household items are accepted with gratitude. Monetary donations are also accepted. As a Harvesters member agency, donation dollars stretch further for our food pantry programs.

TEFAP/USDA - The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) provides USDA foods to needy households, including low-income/unemployed persons for home consumption.

Eligibility Rules

Must currently reside in Missouri

• Household income must be below the maximum TEFAP income guidelines by
  household size (185% of poverty guidelines);
  https://dss.mo.gov/media/pdf/tefap-fd-15a-part-1
  OR
• Household members must currently receive public assistance (such as food
  stamps or TANF)
• Members of household have not received TEFAP foods more than twice in the
  current calendar month

USDA NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
“In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
1. Mail:

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410
2. Fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442
3. Email:
program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.”

Furthermore, in keeping with the traditional values of our ancestors, Kansas City Indian
Center does not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or
gender expression.