 ST. LOUIS (January 7, 2004) – The St.
Louis Area Foodbank is pleased to announce that executive director, Frank Finnegan [BIO], has been elected to serve on the Board of
Directors for the National Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP).
Operating in 34
states nationwide, CSFP – a program of the United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), provides food boxes on a monthly basis to more than 530,000 people. The
majority of CSFP clients served are senior citizens that meet federal low-income
guidelines.
Locally, the St.
Louis Area Foodbank has been involved with CSFP since 2002 and currently provides monthly
food boxes to 5,000 seniors living in St. Louis City and St. Louis County.
“Senior citizens often have unique nutritional needs and overwhelming medical
costs,” stated Finnegan. “In fact, one out of every ten senior citizens in
our community is in need of food assistance. CSFP food boxes help combat this
alarming percentage and I look forward to working on expanding the program throughout the
rest of the country.”
For more about the
St. Louis Area Foodbank and CSFP, visit www.stlfoodbank.org.
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