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TAHLEQUAH, OK - The Cherokee Nation will distribute commodity foods to eligible applicants in the tribe's 14-county service area at various sites during January.

The Cherokee Nation Food Distribution Program is specifically intended to serve tribal populations. Therefore, the primary requirement for program eligibility is that an applicant must meet the definition of a tribal household. To receive commodity foods, a member of a household must have a Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) card. Also required are social security cards or birth certificates for each household member, income verification for each employed household member and verification of residence, such as phone or utility bills showing applicant's name and address. Food will be distributed at the following times and sites:

Jay Food Outlet
Jay Industrial Park, Hwy. 59 North,
Jay, OK, phone: 918-253-8279
Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Stilwell Food Outlet- Cherokee Nation
Industrial Park, Hwy. 59 South,
Stilwell, OK, phone: 918-696-5171
Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tahlequah Food Outlet
Cherokee Nation Complex, Tahlequah, OK
phone: 1-800-256-0671 or 918-456-0671 (ext. 2920)
Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
SATURDAY, January 26, 8 a.m. to noon

Salina Food Center
900 Owen Walters Blvd., Salina, OK
phone: (918) 434-8401
Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
CLOSED FRIDAY, January 11

Sallisaw Food Center
3400 W. Cherokee, Sallisaw, OK
phone: (918) 775-1220
Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
CLOSED FRIDAY, January 18

Catoosa-Cherokee Village
Wednesday, January 16, 9:30 a.m. to noon

Collinsville-American Legion
Monday, January 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Dewey-First Baptist Church
Tuesday, January 22, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Nowata-VFW-727 S. Maple
Tuesday, January 8, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Porum-Wheeler Estates
Friday, January 18, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

White Oak-White Oak School
Friday, January 11, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For more information, contact the Cherokee Nation Food Distribution Program, phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2920) or call toll free in Oklahoma, phone: 1-800-865-4462.

All Food Distribution Offices are closed January 1st for the New Year Holiday.