Farmer’s Market coupons are available to low income seniors who meet certain eligibility requirements.
Eligibility Requirements in order to receive a coupon booklet:
¨ You must be 60 years or older.
¨ Yearly income not to exceed $23,606 for single or $31,894 for couple.
¨ Must be participating in another need based program that verifies income eligibility such as Renter’s Rebate, Congregate Meal Program, Medicaid, SNAP, etc.
¨ You must be a resident of the town you receive the coupon booklet from.
¨ If you are under 60 and disabled you must meet all other eligibility requirements and live in subsidized housing to be eligible.
Limited books available, contact the appropriate person for availability. See below.
HOW TO RECIEVE A COUPON BOOKLET:
If you live in any Norwich Area Senior Housing:
If you live in Senior or Congregate Housing you MUST obtain your coupons at that housing.
ALL Norwich Senior Housings will receive booklets to distribute to their residents. You must contact either the Resident Service Coordinator or his/her designee.
When you contact your Resident Service Coordinator, you will be required to verbally state that you meet the income limits and eligibility criteria for receiving a booklet. You will be asked to give a small amount of information such as your Name and Address. You do not need to sign for the coupon booklet. If you will be accepting the coupons and someone else will be shopping for you, you will be required to fill out a Proxy form, which your Resident Service Coordinator will have.
Limit of one coupon booklet per eligible senior. You CANNOT get booklets from multiple sites.
If you live in the Norwich/Taftville Community (non-senior housing):
If you do not live in senior housing and you meet the eligibility requirements for a booklet, you must call the Senior Center at (860) 889-5960 to register yourself for a booklet. Once you have registered, you will be given a date and a time frame for which you can come to the Senior Center and pick up your coupon booklet.
When you call to register, you will be required to verbally state that you meet the income limits and eligibility criteria for receiving a booklet. You will be asked to give a small amount of information such as your Name and Address. You do not need to sign for the coupon booklet. If you will be accepting the coupons and someone else will be shopping for you, please indicate that so we can include the Proxy form with your booklet when you come to pick it up.
Limit of one coupon booklet per eligible senior. You CANNOT get booklets from multiple sites.
You may ONLY receive a booklet if you live in the City of Norwich or Taftville.
The Rose City Senior Center is currently closed to the public.
Please DO NOT show up unless you have called to register for a booklet
and have been given a date and time to pick it up.