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Food

Help buying groceries and getting meals for you and your family. Your state runs food benefits (SNAP), WIC for pregnant people and young children, and school meals. Food banks and free meal sites near you can help too, often the same day.Help in Minnesota.

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Tell us more about what you need. We answer first, then show the programs that fit, then ask a few questions to narrow it down.

Programs in Minnesota

Minnesota programs for this kind of help. Each agency decides who qualifies.

  • Minnesota Department of Human Services

    Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

    SNAP helps eligible households pay for groceries using an electronic benefits card.

    Ways to apply:OnlinePaperIn person

    Apply online Agency pageCall 651-431-2000

  • Minnesota Department of Health

    Women, Infants, and Children

    WIC provides food benefits, nutrition support, and breastfeeding help to eligible pregnant people, new parents, infants, and young children.

    Ways to apply:OnlinePhoneIn person

    Apply online Agency pageCall 651-201-5000

  • Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families

    Summer EBT

    In Minnesota, Summer EBT is called SUN Bucks.

    SUN Bucks gives eligible school-age children summer food benefits on an electronic card.

    Ways to apply:OnlinePaper

    Apply online Agency pageCall 651-431-3809

  • Minnesota Department of Education

    School meal programs

    Minnesota schools provide federally supported meals to eligible students during the school year.

    Ways to apply:PaperIn person

    Agency pageCall 651-582-8200

Checked on October 8, 2026

Food banks that serve Minnesota

Food banks in the Feeding America network supply the food pantries and meal sites near you. Call yours or check its website to find one close by.

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