Food Programs
The mission of the Quileute Food Distribution Program is to help people end food scarcity on the Quileute reservation and in the Tribe’s service areas. Our program helps encourage a healthy lifestyle by providing information in line with improved dietary guidelines from the United State’s Department of Agriculture. Our goal is to collaborate with other programs to not only provide nutrition education, but help families gain self-sufficiency with regards to food and food preparation. With the help of our funding agencies, we have included the goal to increase knowledge of local foods and increase knowledge on how to prepare and serve traditional foods.
Program Manager: Anna Sablan, 360-374-2147
Food Pantry Program
In addition to Commodities, Human Services offers the Food Pantry Program. The Pantry Program operates like a local food bank providing unprepared food without charge to those in need. Must live on Quileute Reservation, OR, be Quileute enrolled. Food Pantry Program services are available Monday-Friday 8am- 4pm at the Quileute Commodities Warehouse in La Push.
For more information call Food Program Manager Rosa Stillwell at (360) 374- 2147.
Commodities
The USDA’s Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Program (FDPIR) or “Commodities Program” is designed to promote healthy levels of nutrition to eligible low-income households living on or near qualified Indian reservations. The Quileute Commodities Warehouse is set up to handle food shipments on a regular basis and has a Food Bank section for products that are available to anyone in La Push.
Quileute Zero Income Worksheet 2018
To see if you meet the eligibility requirements for the USDA’s Commodities program, please contact the Commodities Warehouse or click the links below. We must have a completed application and verification of income on file. Orders must be placed at least an hour in advance, and it is best to call ahead to verify that staff are available to fill an order.
To learn more about this program go to: Food Distribution on Indian Reservations
2024 (FY24) Monthly Income Guidelines
Outlook:
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- In cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture’s goals, we will bring commodities in the line with improved dietary guidelines.
- Low-sodium canned vegetables will be offered.
- Collaborate with the TANF and Pantry Program program to offer cooking classes and other nutrition education activities.
Local Foods
Human Services has received a grant award from Washington State Department of Agriculture to offer local and traditional foods to the community. Stay tuned for distribution events!
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/ad-3027.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:
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- mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or - fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or - email:
program.intake@usda.gov
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This institution is an equal opportunity provider.