Alexandria, VA – Senior Services of Alexandria (SSA) is adding two innovative programs to help combat food insecurity and isolation among Alexandria’s older adult population. Recently, SSA partnered with the nonprofit ALIVE! and the Capital Area Food Bank to help administer and deliver boxes of food through the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP).

This partnership will allow SSA to provide much-needed nutrition assistance by filling in the gaps not covered by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

“Ensuring that seniors have the nutritious food they need is a critical part of our mission, and we’re proud to be working with SSA and ALIVE! to reach more of our neighbors in Northern Virginia,” said Michelle Larson, Senior Manager of Senior Hunger Strategies at the Ca

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