{"id":23,"date":"2021-03-22T15:42:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T15:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bowiefoodpantry.org\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-02-21T17:21:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T22:21:35","slug":"services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bowiefoodpantry.org\/index.php\/services\/","title":{"rendered":"Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p><strong>Food Assistance<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Food assistance is available to all qualifying residents of Prince George&#8217;s County; we are income based.\u00a0 First time clients need an appointment; same day appointments are available. A photo of your driver&#8217;s license will be taken on your first visit to verify residency. You will be given an application to fill out and return on your next visit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Required documentation:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Current ID<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Identification for all household members<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Proof of income<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Proof of school enrollment for children attending K &#8211; 12th grade<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Note:\u00a0 The pantry will make copies of required documents.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Once approved, clients will be able to come to the pantry once or twice a month.\u00a0 Each household will receive 2 pre-packed bags with dry and canned goods as well as personal care items and toilet paper. The pantry will also provide fresh produce and other perishable items.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p><strong>Emergency Aid Fund&#8211;Opening March 1, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Please call ahead so we can go over guidelines with you and arrange for you to pick up the application.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Emergency Aid Funds are available to all qualifying residents.\u00a0 To qualify you must meet the qualifications below:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Financial Assistance Policy- March 2026<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Active client of at least 6 months and in good standing may apply for assistance.<\/li>\r\n<li>Assistance may be received once every 5 years; clients will start with a clean slate in March 2026.<\/li>\r\n<li>Applicants must have lived at current address for one or more years for rental\/mortgage assistance.<\/li>\r\n<li>Applicants must have lived at current address for one or more years for utility assistance.<\/li>\r\n<li>Clients who are temporarily unable to make payments due to unforeseen circumstances\/emergency and can show a way forward may apply.<\/li>\r\n<li>Applicants must provide an explanation of how they fell behind and how they will manage going forward.<\/li>\r\n<li>All payments are directed to the utility and\/or landlord\/mortgage company.<\/li>\r\n<li>Recipients of Section 8 housing assistance are not eligible for rental assistance.<\/li>\r\n<li>Applicants must provide 2 months of current bank statements, lease, ledger of rent\/mortgage payment history, current utility bills, and proof of income (including job offer letters) for all adult members of the household.<\/li>\r\n<li>A W-9 form is required from landlords when rental assistance is requested.<\/li>\r\n<li>Partial payments are possible.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>Only completed applications will be reviewed. The Director will notify you of any missing items.\u00a0 A financial committee will review the completed application within one week of receiving.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul><\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Please Note:<\/strong>\u00a0 Program guidelines, eligibility requirements and available funding are subject to change at any time without notice based on funding availability and organizational discretion.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Referrals<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>We also provide referrals to other helping agencies in Prince George&#8217;s County.\u00a0 We recommend that all potential and current clients apply to the Department of Social Services for benefits.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food Assistance Food assistance is available to all qualifying residents of Prince George&#8217;s County; we are income based.\u00a0 First time [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bowiefoodpantry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bowiefoodpantry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bowiefoodpantry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bowiefoodpantry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bowiefoodpantry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bowiefoodpantry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2275,"href":"https:\/\/bowiefoodpantry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions\/2275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bowiefoodpantry.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}