Need help paying for your families groceries? Learn more below.
Weekly meal distribution continues all summer long
Stillwater Area Public Schools are providing FREE meals to any child in our community between the ages of 1 and 18 throughout the summer.
Families will be able to pick up an entire week’s worth of meals (5 breakfasts and lunches) on one day.
During the month of June families can pick up meals each Monday throughout the summer between 11:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. at our 9 distribution sites:
Afton-Lakeland Elementary School, 475 St Croix Trail S, Lakeland
Andersen Elementary School, 309 4th St N, Bayport
Brookview Elementary School, 11099 Brookview Rd, Woodbury
Lake Elmo Elementary School, 11030 Stillwater Blvd N, Lake Elmo
Lily Lake Elementary School, 2003 W Willard St., Stillwater
Rutherford Elementary School, 115 Rutherford Rd, Stillwater
Stillwater Area High School (check in at the gymnasium entrance labeled 3W), 5701 Stillwater Blvd N, Oak Park Heights
Stillwater Middle School, 523 Marsh St W, Stillwater
Stonebridge Elementary School, 900 Owens St N, Stillwater
Beginning in July - August
Families can pick up meals each Monday between 11:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. at two locations:
Brookview Elementary School, 11099 Brookview Rd, Woodbury
Stillwater Area High School (check in at the gymnasium entrance labeled 3W), 5701 Stillwater Blvd N, Oak Park Heights
State to help families pay for groceries
The Minnesota Department of Human Services is now offering additional funds for the families of children ages 5 to 18 who qualify for free and reduced-price meals. This new program, called Pandemic EBT (P-EBT), will provide $325 per child that families can use to purchase nutritious food for their household. Families with children who received free or reduced-price meals at school, and who were between the ages of 5 and 18 on September 1, 2019, may qualify. Benefits are available to two groups:
- Families receiving Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on March 18, 2020. Benefits for these families were issued automatically and appeared on their EBT balance on May 30, 2020. These families do not need to take any further action.
- Families receiving free or reduced-price school meals, but not SNAP or MFIP benefits. These families need to fill out a short application for a P-EBT card. Families can apply between June 8, 2020, and June 30, 2020. If approved, families will receive a P-EBT card in the mail, which will arrive with the funds preloaded.
Families in need of assistance accessing or using their P-EBT benefits are urged to contact the P-EBT Hotline at 651-431-4050 or 800-657-3698.
If your family or someone you know needs additional ongoing assistance accessing healthy foods, please contact your local tribal or county human services office, visit ApplyMN, or call the Minnesota Food HelpLine at 888-711-1151.
