Senior Boxes Available for Low-Income Seniors
Seven senior centers participate
By Hollie Walkley
Senior citizens, if you live in York County, are age 60 or older and your income is below 130% of the federal poverty income guidelines, please contact York
County Food Bank or one of the agencies listed below to add your name to the waiting list to receive a Senior Food Box.
The boxes contain: Cereal (2 boxes) or one bag of oatmeal; peanut butter (1); canned fruit juice (3); canned vegetables (4); canned fruit (2); pasta; evaporated milk (3); protein (tuna, chicken, or pork&beans); and a 2-lb block of cheese.
To be eligible, seniors must have an annual income of $14,079 or less for a family of one. A family of two must have an annual income of $18,941 or less. A family of three must have an income of $23,803 or less. (If your family size is larger than three, contact York County Food Bank for income information.)
To add their names to the waiting list, seniors should contact their local senior center listed below or York County Food Bank (717 846-6435):
Community Progress Council: 717 846-4600
Crispus Attucks: 717 848-3610
Hanover Community Progress Council: 717 632-9191
Northeastern Senior Center: 717 266-1400
Red Lion Community Progress Council: 717 417-3354
September House: 717 848-4418
White Rose Senior Center: 717 843-9704
