The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) works to improve the health of low-income persons at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA Foods.
The CSFP sharing gallery is a collection of resources and materials to assist state and local agencies who administer CSFP and provide food and nutrition information to program participants. Resources have been organized by format type.
Interested in contributing content to the CSFP Sharing Gallery? Please review our inclusion criteria and recipe criteria for submitting materials and recipes. Send your handouts, recipes, cookbooks, lessons, and other resources that meet the criteria to USDAFoods@usda.gov
Click on one of the following categories to explore what resources are available.
Handouts
This gallery contains handouts such as infographics, brochures, and factsheets on a variety of nutrition education topics developed by the National Council on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). These handouts can easily be printed and distributed or shared online with program participants.
Recipes and Cookbooks
This gallery contains cookbooks and recipes that address the specific needs of CSFP participants. Resources have been developed by non-profit organizations, state agencies, and the USDA. Cookbooks and recipes can be used to provide participants with ideas on how to utilize the USDA Foods in their CSFP food package.
Photos and Videos
Photo albums and videos from CSFP program sites, non-profits, and government agencies. Photos can be used to add visual appeal to presentations and handouts, or on social media messaging and websites. Videos can be used as part of a larger training or presentation or to provide inspiration and ideas to CSFP participants.
Toolkits
Features a variety of toolkits that have been developed by non-profit organizations or government agencies to assist CSFP program operators in providing nutrition-related content to their participants. Toolkits are collections of resources that may include lesson plans, activities, presentations, and/or handouts on a specific targeted subject matter.
In the News
Features e-letters, newsletters, blogs, and articles that highlight nutrition and wellness among older adults. These resources can be used as a source of inspiration to learn about what other agencies and CSFP programs are doing that has been successful.
Additional Resources
Features links to outside organizations that provide programming, funding, or resources specifically tailored to CSFP participants and older Americans. These organizations often link to additional resources and can be a source to help identify partners for future nutrition-related projects or initiatives.
If you have any questions about where to find a particular resource or how to best utilize the resources included in the sharing gallery please reach out to us at USDAFoods@usda.gov.
FNS facilitated the development of this sharing gallery. Materials placed here do not reflect the policies of FNS, and FNS does not conduct thorough reviews of materials submitted for placement here.