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WIC (Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children)
The goal of WIC is to improve the health of low-income pregnant women,
new mothers, infants and
children up to 5 years old. WIC provides food, nutrition
education, and access to health services. To learn more about WIC, click here to go to the Minnesota Department of Health site.
Emergency Food Shelves
Food shelves provide free food and personal care products (such as
diapers, shampoo, soap, etc.) to people in need. Minnesota has more
than 300 food shelves. One out of every 22 Minnesotans uses a food
shelf. To find the closest food shelf to you by entering your zip code, click here.
Fare For All - Stretch Your Food Budget
Fare For All is open to anyone who wants to save money on their groceries. Participants (Fare For All is great for seniors, working families, individuals who are both employed and unemployed, or individuals on fixed incomes) have the opportunity to save 40-50% off their monthly food budgets and access fresh fruits and veggies, frozen meats of all kinds, and a variety of non-perishable staple items.
Traditional Fare For All
One Saturday per month, Fare For All Food packs are distributed to participants in outlying sites around Minnesota. Participants pre-register for food packages, and then they are delivered to the Fare For All location by the volunteers. If you are in the outlying Twin Cities or greater Minnesota, find a site near you to begin saving today.
Fare for All Express!
This model is like a traveling grocery store. Food packs are sold on a variety of days and times at sites around the Twin Cities metro area, including monthly Emergency Foodshelf Network warehouse locations. This model of Fare For All allows participants to pay and take the food home on the same day. Distribution sites are located in many communities across the metro area. If you don’t see one in your area, feel free to call the Fare For All Express! office at (763)450-3880 to find one closest to you.
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