NOTE: The Food for Seniors Program for Friday, July 19 has been canceled. The program will resume on Friday, Aug. 16. Feeding Louisiana has acquired the contract previously held by Catholic Charities of New Orleans and is suspending operations for July to ensure a smooth transition. If you need additional food for the month of July, please call 211 for assistance. The Food for Seniors Program, a partnership between the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury’s Human Services Department and Feeding Louisiana, provides nutritional food boxes filled with non-perishable goods and healthy food staples. The Food for Seniors boxes are served to seniors who are 60 years and older and meet the federal income guidelines. Each month, the program distributes food boxes at more than a dozen different sites throughout Calcasieu Parish.

On the third Friday of each month, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Food for Seniors program holds food box distributions at several different sites throughout Calcasieu Parish.

Sites, locations and times:

• Allen P. August Multipurpose Annex, 2000 Moeling St. Lake Charles -- 8 a.m.- 11:30 a.m.
• Bell City/Hayes Fire Station, 8141 Galley Road, Hayes -- 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
• DeQuincy Fire Station – City Hall 786-8241, 300 N. Holly St. -- 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
• Iowa Community Center, 207 W. US 90 -- 9 a.m.- 11 a.m.
• Moss Bluff VFW Post #7321, 2668 US 171 at Joe Miller Road, Moss Bluff -- 8:30 a.m.- 10 a.m.
• Starks V.F.W. Post #4759, LA 12 West -- 9 a.m.- 11 a.m.
• Sulphur Senior Center, 601 Maple St. -- 8 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.
• Sulphur Retirement Community, 503 Cypress St. -- 8 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.
• Tower Oaks, 222 Louie St.,  Lake Charles -- 11 a.m.- noon.
• University Park, 1001 Central Park, Lake Charles -- 1 p.m.- 2 p.m.
• Vinton Pentecostal Church, 1805 West St. -- 12:30 p.m.- 1:30 p.m.
• Westlake Senior Center , 2001 Jones St. -- 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

The program is always accepting new registrants. Those interested can 337-721-4030 ext .5126 or ext. 5111 for information.

To operate this program, Calcasieu Parish is proud to partner with Feeding Louisiana, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.

The parish’s funding of this program has significantly reduced the fear of hunger for thousands of senior citizens by eliminating their necessity to choose between expensive, life-supporting medications or food. This program is improving the overall longevity of its participants, thus reducing the public burden of out of home placements for senior citizens.