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Dear Neighbor,

 

I am excited to share two programs to help your family and our seniors bring home more fresh, healthy food: the Market Match Program, and the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program. 

🌽 MARKET MATCH PROGRAM 

 

The Market Match Program allows you to use your EBT card at participating farmers markets to buy fresh fruits and vegetables. It’s a dollar-for-dollar match—if you spend $10 from your EBT, you get $10 more to spend!

 

Find Market Match near you HERE or at a location below:

 

📍 Long Beach – Uptown Bixby Knolls CFM
Atlantic Ave & 46th St, Long Beach, CA 90807
🕒 Thursdays | 3–7 PM (Summer), 2–6 PM (Winter)

📍 Cal State Dominguez Hills Farmers Market
1000 E Victoria St, Carson, CA 90747 (Lot 1)
🕒 Every other Thursday | 9 AM–12 PM

📍 Harbor City Farmers Market
25825 S Vermont Ave, Harbor City, CA 90710
🕒 Wednesdays | 8 AM–2 PM

📍 San Pedro Farmers Market
396 W 6th St, San Pedro, CA 90731
🕒 Fridays | 10 AM–2 PM

📍 South Gate Park Farmers Market
Tweedy Blvd & Pinehurst Ave, South Gate, CA 90280
🕒 Mondays | 8:30 AM–1:30 PM

📍 Kaiser Carson Farmers Market

18600 Figueroa St, Gardena, CA 90248
🕒 Wednesdays | 8 AM–12 PM

 

🥦🥕SENIOR FARMERS MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM (SFMNP)

 

This seasonal program gives low-income seniors FREE vouchers to buy locally grown fruits and vegetables at farmers markets.

 

To qualify, seniors must: Certify they have not already received SFMNP benefits in 2025, verify you are 60 years of age or older, and certify your household income does not exceed 185% of the poverty level. Income guidelines can be viewed HERE

 

Vouchers are available first-come, first-serve at local senior centers. Locations listed below.

 

Local distribution sites:

📍 Bellflower Nutrition Site – 16614 S Clark Ave, Bellflower, CA
📍 Carson Community Center – 801 E Carson St, Carson, CA
📍 Weingart Senior Center – 5220 Olivia Ave, Lakewood, CA
📍 Lynwood Senior Center – 11329 Ernestine Ave, Lynwood, CA
📍 Paramount Community Center – 14400 Paramount Blvd, Paramount, CA
📍 South Gate Senior Center – 4855 Tweedy Blvd, South Gate, CA
📍 San Pedro Service Center – 769 W. Third St., San Pedro, CA 

 

Estimado vecino,

Estoy emocionada de compartir dos programas para ayudar a su familia y a nuestras personas mayores a traer a casa más alimentos frescos y saludables. El programa Market Match y el Programa de Nutrición del Mercado de Agricultores para Personas Mayores (SFMNP).

🌽 El programa Market Match:

Le permite usar su tarjeta EBT en los mercados de agricultores participantes para comprar frutas y verduras frescas. Es una igualación dólar por dólar. ¡Si gasta $10 de su EBT, obtiene $10 más para gastar!

Encuentre Market Match cerca de usted AQUÍ o en una ubicación a continuación:

 

📍 Long Beach – Uptown Bixby Knolls CFM
Atlantic Ave & 46th St, Long Beach, CA 90807
🕒 Thursdays | 3–7 PM (Summer), 2–6 PM (Winter)

 

📍 Cal State Dominguez Hills Farmers Market
1000 E Victoria St, Carson, CA 90747 (Lot 1)
🕒 Every other Thursday | 9 AM–12 PM

 

📍 Harbor City Farmers Market
25825 S Vermont Ave, Harbor City, CA 90710
🕒 Wednesdays | 8 AM–2 PM

 

📍 San Pedro Farmers Market
396 W 6th St, San Pedro, CA 90731
🕒 Fridays | 10 AM–2 PM

 

📍 South Gate Park Farmers Market
Tweedy Blvd & Pinehurst Ave, South Gate, CA 90280
🕒 Mondays | 8:30 AM–1:30 PM

 

📍 Kaiser Carson Farmers Market

18600 Figueroa St, Gardena, CA 90248

🕒 Wednesdays | 8 AM–12 PM

 

🥦🥕 PROGRAMA DE NUTRICIÓN DEL MERCADO DE AGRICULTORES PARA PERSONAS MAYORES (SFMNP)

 

Este programa de temporada ofrece a personas mayores de bajos ingresos cupones de comida GRATUITOS para comprar frutas y verduras cultivadas localmente en los mercados de agricultores.

Para calificar, las personas mayores deben: Certificar que no recibieron beneficios del SFMNP en 2025, verificar que tiene 60 años de edad o más, y certificar que su ingreso familiar no excede el 185% del nivel de pobreza. Puede ver las reglas de ingreso AQUÍ.

Los beneficios y cupones de comida son disponibles por orden de llegada en los centros locales para personas mayores. La lista de ubicaciones a continuación.

 

Sitios de distribución local:

📍 Bellflower Nutrition Site – 16614 S Clark Ave, Bellflower, CA

📍 Carson Community Center – 801 E Carson St, Carson, CA

📍 Weingart Senior Center – 5220 Olivia Ave, Lakewood, CA

📍 Lynwood Senior Center – 11329 Ernestine Ave, Lynwood, CA

📍 Paramount Community Center – 14400 Paramount Blvd, Paramount, CA

📍 South Gate Senior Center – 4855 Tweedy Blvd, South Gate, CA

📍 San Pedro Service Center – 769 W. Third St., San Pedro, CA

 

En comunidad,

In Community,

 

Rep. Nanette Barragán

Member of Congress

 

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