Food distribution
Reduce food insecurity, get access to school lunch programs, and learn about emergency food assistance
Through the Food Distribution Program, LDAF receives, stores, and distributes commodities for the school lunch program and other donated food programs administered by USDA.
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The USDA's National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal program operating in public, parochial, nonprofit private schools, and residential childcare institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost, or free lunches to children each school day.
The Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a federal program that provides food assistance to low-income individuals and households that are experiencing food insufficiency.
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) provides free meals to children in low-income areas through eligible organizations, primarily in the summer months when most schools are closed for instruction. The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) Food Distribution Division provides USDA food to approved Summer Food Service Sponsors to help provide these meals. For the Summer of 2025, LDAF Food Distribution is taking applications from approved SFSP sponsors from February 1, 2025 through June 15, 2025. If you are interested in receiving USDA food for your SFSP program, please complete the 2025 SFSP Application. This application is for the use of the USDA food only. In order to receive the USDA food, SFSP sponsors must be approved to participate through the Louisiana Department of Education.
Food distribution forms for approved partners*:
2025 SFSP memo for potential sponsors
*To become an approved partner, contact the Louisiana Department of Education .
Ensuring access to nutritious food when emergencies and disasters happen through USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). In the immediate aftermath of a declared disaster, assists by providing USDA Food from non-emergency programs like school meals to disaster relief agencies such as the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army for congregate feeding sites.
These voluntary organizations have the expertise and manpower to provide food to survivors at shelters and mass feeding sites. In addition, with approval from USDA, a household distribution program can be operated when conditions warrant it to provide boxes of nutritious food to hungry families.
Our vision is to provide superior customer service while ensuring equity for all.
A ny program or activity conducted or funded by USDA aims to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies for customers and employees regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs.)
This belief also facilitates equal and timely access to FNS programs and services for all customers.
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 .
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:
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
Phone: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
Email: program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
To file a complaint or inquiry related to Food Distribution, please contact the LDAF Food Distribution Program main office:
Phone: (225) 922-1319
Mail: 5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 4002, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
For complaints or inquiries related to Americans with Disabilities Accommodations, please contact Mack Williams at 225-922-1313 mwilliams@ldaf.state.la.us
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