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FOOD DISTRIBUTION

Virginia’s Food Distribution program manages the distribution of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) donated foods and administrative funds to approximately 500 public and private entities throughout Virginia. Recipients include Virginia's public and private schools, hospitals, nursing homes, soup kitchens, elderly nutritional programs, correctional facilities, summer programs and day care centers. Foods are also made available to food banks for distribution to Virginians in need.

This program proudly supports Virginia’s agriculture industry and markets Virginia products as well as USDA-donated foods to schools and institutional buyers. Contact the Food Distribution program if you have a product suitable for Virginia food service programs.

Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Program

The Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Program is for Virginia farmers and food producers to donate, sell, or otherwise provide agriculture products to charitable food assistance organizations. The bill also creates the Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Fund to disburse moneys to such charitable food assistance organizations to reimburse farmers or food producers for any costs associated with harvesting, processing, packaging, or transporting agriculture products donated to such charitable food assistance organizations.

Virginia Farm to Virginia Families Food Box Program

VDACS is seeking proposals from charitable food assistance organizations with a plan to engage local farmers and growers to purchase agricultural products that will be distributed to persons in need.

USDA Foods Ordered

Inbound USDA food shipments for Virginia schools are available via Web-Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM).

USDA Commodity Processing

Virginia's Food Distribution program offers further processing for many USDA commodities such as cheese, fruits, meats and poultry. The option is offered to public schools as an alternative to receiving the products directly from USDA.

Information & Resources

Contact
Seth Benton
Program Manager, Food Distribution
804.786.0532
seth.benton@vdacs.virginia.gov

Norma Adkins
Program Coordinator
804.786.5512
Norma.Adkins@vdacs.virginia.gov

Lamont White
Processing Specialist
804.786.0665
Lamont.White@vdacs.virginia.gov

Katrina Ravnall
The Emergency Food Assistance Program
804.786.3936
katrina.ravnall@vdacs.virginia.gov

Click here for regional Food Distribution program contacts.


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