Income and Eligibility Guidelines
In order to qualify for a garden from Growing Places, your income must fall within the following guidelines. Your income information will remain confidential and will only be used to determine your eligibility for our program.
| Size of family unit |
2011 200 Percent of Poverty |
| 1 | $21,780 |
| 2 | $29,420 |
| 3 | $37,060 |
| 4 | $44,700 |
| 5 | $52,340 |
| 6 | $59,980 |
| 7 | $67,620 |
| 8 | $75,260 |
Based on the 2010 US Department of Human Health Services (HHS) guidelines
SOURCE: Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 14, January 23, 2010, pp. 4199–4201
*Growing Places doubles the HHS guidelines to qualify garden recipients.
Your pre-tax income (or adjusted gross income) can be found on your tax form in the following places:
- at the bottom of page 1, line 37 of your 1040 tax form
- on page 1, line 4 of your 1040EZ tax form
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