PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) — Some seniors in Allegheny County could receive free locally grown produce at area farmers markets.
Eligible seniors will receive a set of four checks totaling $20 that can be spent on produce grown in Pennsylvania through the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program.
The checks will be distributed on Tuesday, June 11 at Area Agency on Aging senior centers on a first come, first served basis.
To be eligible, you must: be an Allegheny County resident; be age 60 or older before December 31, 2019; not live in a residential facility providing meals; and meet income requirements ($23,107 annual gross income for a one-person household and $31,284 for a two-person household).
The checks can be spent through November 30 on produce grown in Pennsylvania at participating Farmers Markets.
Those who are eligible but unable to get to a senior center may designate someone to pick up and redeem the checks for them. There is a limit of two proxy forms per person.
More information is available here or by calling the SeniorLine at 412-350-5460.
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