Programs Offered
FreshMatch
All FRESHFARM markets and farmers accept SNAP/EBT, WIC, and Senior FMNP checks. Our FreshMatch program provides a dollar-for-dollar match on all federal benefits spent at market, helping shoppers take home more fresh and nutritious produce and local foods while creating and sustaining new revenue streams for local farmers and food producers.
View ProgramDC Youth Meals Program (Free Summer Meals)
When school lets out for the summer, children across the region are at higher risk of experiencing food insecurity, having lost access to meals and snacks provided by their educational institution. FRESHFARM and our partners seek to bridge that gap through the Free Summer Meals program.
FRESHFARM’s Free Summer Meals program is offered in partnership with local meal providers — CentroNía and DC Central Kitchen — across the District to provide free meals to children aged 18 years old and younger when school is out for summer break.
Grant-funded by the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), Summer Meals is operated by the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education. Community members may also know it as the DC Youth Meals Program or Free Summer Meals.
Produce Plus - DC Produce Incentive Programs
Produce Plus provides enrolled participants with $40/month to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at local farmers markets from June through November. Any individual who is 16 years or older; living in Washington, DC; and (preferred) participating in or eligible for SNAP/Food Stamps, WIC, CSFP or Grocery Plus, TANF, SSDI, or Medicaid is eligible to apply. Applications must be completed annually to be considered for the program each year.
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