NCIDC Food Cards 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Madison Flynn, CEO Northern California Indian Development Council
Phone: (707) 445-8451
info@ncidc.org
November 13, 2024: The Northern California Indian Development Council (NCIDC) traditionally
has a winter food card program near the end of the year to assist low-income Native households
in our four-county service area of Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou, and Trinity counties with the
purchase of food during the holiday season.
Unfortunately, in this post-pandemic world, our funding for the food program has been cut by
almost 50% from prior years, and the Governing Council has determined that NCIDC will no
longer be able to fund a special streamlined intake process to apply for food cards. We will
however still be able to assist low-income families through our regular on-line intake process.
Any family in need of food assistance
should apply through our regular online application at:
Households are eligible for up to two food cards per year. If you have already received multiple
food cards from NCIDC this year, you may not be eligible for another card. Please note you may
have to upload/provide documentation such as a Tribal or other Native ID, and paystubs or
other income documentation for all household members showing that the household is below
125% of the current federal poverty guidelines (this income eligibility guideline applies to all
households, both on- and off-reservation).
NCIDC regrets that the reduction in funding from the Federal Government has necessitated this
program change and will strive to serve all those eligible Native households in need that apply
through the intake.ncidc.org process.