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Almost 400,000 people who use the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Minnesota now have more options to buy food safely. Starting May 28, 2020, they can purchase groceries online using their Electronic Benefit Transfer cards. For now, Walmart and Amazon are the only online retailers approved by the United States Department of Agriculture for SNAP […]
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced today that it has awarded $50 million in emergency health care grants to nearly 350 provider organizations across the state for preparing for and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Grants in Crookston were awarded to the Villa St. Vincent ($29,442) and RiverView Healthcare Association ($100,000). MDH awarded grants
Governor Tim Walz today signed Executive Orders 20-10, 20-11, and 20-12 to further strengthen Minnesota’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These executive orders ban price gouging in Minnesota and ensure that critical services continue for our state’s most vulnerable. Executive Order 20-10 prohibits price gouging during the peacetime emergency, responding to reports of essential goods
The Board of Directors for Regal Academy signed the Child Care License Application that will be submitted to the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS). The application brings Regal Academy, the proposed child care center for 80 children including 20 infants, a step closer to becoming a reality. Board member Dean Adams said the board
Each biennium, the Minnesota Department of Human Services awards Emergency Services Program grants to organizations to provide emergency shelter, motel vouchers, day shelter, street outreach and essential services for people who are homeless. In 2019, the Minnesota Legislature provided an additional $3 million over two years to the Emergency Services Program for emergency shelter and
Illegal drug use claimed the lives of hundreds of Minnesotans in 2017, a devastating toll that dominated headlines. Yet another 1,700 Minnesotans died that year – and die every year – from alcohol-related causes, with little public attention. During National Alcohol Awareness Month in April, the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) encourages everyone to
