TEFAP

Anyone in need of emergency and/or supplemental food is encouraged to apply for assistance at their local food pantries.

The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) at Lakeshore CAP is one of 16 groups in Wisconsin that help provide food to people in need.

As part of this program, we help distribute food from the USDA to local food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters in six counties: Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, and Washington.

Wisconsin families can get food through this program if their total household income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. There are no income eligibility criteria for persons who voluntarily seek meals at soup kitchens or homeless shelters.

People qualify based on the income they report. The income guidelines for 2025 are:

For all households with more than 8 people, add $10,760 per additional person for annual income.

Para todos los hogares con más de 8 personas, agregue $10,760 por persona adicional para los ingresos anuales.

Take only the food you need, be honest about your household size and income— and they’ll be happy to help until affording food is no longer a challenge for you!

Call us or the pantry(s) in your county for more information:

Lakeshore CAP/Manitowoc
(920) 682-3737

In accordance with federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

1. Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
2. Fax: (202) 690-7442; or
3. Email: program.intake@usda.gov.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.