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Battalion Reporter
ttni||'ee cheese and butter distri-
ii | ew ^yution to needy families in the
r be ^“ ii W 0s Valley will resume this
^ er &®|lth after a long summer wait
'mblini; v hil,: the program was being re-
a. ^»1 hy the Texas Department
'di DicUjjf Human Resources.
l "y thettisgjSupplies of surplus cheese
'''’t'g "iiirnd butter in Texas ran out in
U|( l playf!)|uly after it was announced by
l SFLcoi heU.S. Department of Agricul-
saidfrure that distribution to low-
iuilingn|tn(fOme Texans would be re-
. butbebijuad by 70 percent.
' e well frot Marlin W. Johnston, commis-
IranchiKiiionn of the Texas Department
ifBuman Resources, which has
litultdecis’ieeii administering the prog-
laveeven, 301 said that his department
if bestmiad been releasing 3.7 million
d forthet winds of cheese and about 3.2
pounds of butter each
nonth.
* ■ohnston cited market impact
iMOMf reason for the reductions
in the distribution of surplus
dairy products.
The Department of Human
Resources in Texas distributes
the cheese and butter under
contract to civic, religious and
community groups, which in
turn distribute the products to
low-income persons in their
communities.
Sally Brown, director of oper
ations for the food services divi
sion of the Texas Department of
Human Resources, said that the
U.S. Department of Agriculture
supplies are slow to pick back up
to the levels they held before the
program was cut.
To qualify for free cheese and
butter recipients have to show a
current card proving they are on
welfare, receive food stamps
and are working or have applied
for a job. ,
It is not clear what will be
available but there is a possibility
that in addition to the distribu
tion of bulk cheddar cheese and
butter, other foods such as pro
cessed cheese, nonfat dry milk,
cornmeal and honey will be
available to the areas with in
creased need, Brown said.
Because of the low levels of
The program helps
close to 3,000 people in
the Bryan-College Sta
tion area. — Mrs. J.H.
Chapman
cheese and butter available,
Brown said, distribution charts
were revised. A family of one or
two will receive one pound of
butter and two pounds of ched
dar cheese if it is available or five
pounds of processed cheese if
not. It averages to one-half
pound of butter and one pound
of cheese per person each
month, she said.
“We feel the new levels are
enough to help needy families
without creating waste,” she
said.
Dale Marsico, executive direc
tor of the Brazos Valley Com
munity Action Agency which
oversees distribution for the
Brazos Valley, said many orga
nizations are willing to help dis
tribute the cheese and butter
when the new contract comes
through later this month.
Marsico said that two local
churches; Years for Profit, a
program for the elderly, and a
couple of A&M fraternities have
offered to assist in distribution.
“There are new eligibility
criteria and lots of forms to fill
out,” he said. “It’s even a longer
process than it sounds.”
Even with all the paperwork,
many will wait out the long lines
to get their monthly allotments.
The program helps close to
3,000 people in the Bryan-
College Station area, said Mrs.
J.H. Chapman, whose husband
is the pastor of St. James Baptist
Church in Bryan, which is one of
the distribution centers.
Chapman said their church
has been sponsoring the prog
ram since early 1982.
“Everyone needs proper food
and older people and children
suffer the most from inadequate
diets, she said. “Some families
that have cooked a long time can
take cheese and make it go a long
way. I know of some people in
Calvert that make a choice be
tween adequate food and paying
their bills.”
Distribution, storage and
transportation are paid through
a fund set up by the non-profit
organizations in the area that
serve as distribution centers, she
said.
“We are tolerating expenses,”
the Rev. B.T. Langham, pastor
of Allen Chapel in Bryan, said.
“We are making our contribu
tion like other churches, provid
ing money, volunteers, trans
portation and storage.”
He said that in May, which
was the last time the free food
was distributed before the prog
ram was cut, 1,500 families re
ceived cheese and butter.
“We have to scrutinize more
closely these people that are sup
posedly needy,” he said. “We
need to weed them out. Some
really need it and it is a shame
that those who don’t misuse the
program.”
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