Food distributions scheduled for December 16, 17 at local area food pantries

Locations for a state and federal emergency food distribution:

Wednesday, Dec. 16: St. John Methodist Church, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m .; Palouse Community Center, 1 to 3 p.m .; Rosalia United Methodist Church, 9 to 11 a.m .; and LaCrosse, 110 N. Main, 3 to 6 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 17: Garfield Legion/Grange Hall, 2 to 6 p.m .; Oakesdale Baptist Church, 9:30 to 11 a.m .; Endicott Seventh Day Adventist Church, 6 to 7:30 p.m .; Tekoa City Hall, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m .; Malden/Pine City, Town Hall, 8 to 10 a.m .; Colton-Uniontown, Uniontown Community Building, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Colfax Pantry distributes TEFAP/Commodities each time they are open. That is the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, from 3 to 6 p.m.

Distribution for WSU and Pullman is at the Community Action Center Food Bank, 350 SE Fairmont Rd, Pullman, Mondays and Thursdays from 9 to 11 a.m. and Wednesday evenings from 4 to 6 p.m.

Recipients must be at least 18 years of age and have household incomes that do not exceed 185 percent of the federal poverty level.

If you have any questions please contact Council on Aging and Human Services at Colfax.