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Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) is a U.S. Department of Agriculture supplemental food and nutrition program for low-income adults 60 years of age and older. A monthly box of food can be picked up at a variety of locations around the state. Please visit the website, or call 651-484-8241 or toll-free at 800-365-0270 for more information.
Fare For All is a pop-up grocery store, selling packs of fresh produce and frozen meat at up to 40% off of retail prices.
Eligibility: Fare For All is community supported and open to everyone – there are no qualifications to participate. Offer two hours of shopping at each location once per month. They accept cash, credit and debit cards, and EBT cards (no personal checks).
Washington County Locations:
- Cottage Grove: All Saints Lutheran Church
- Forest Lake: VFW
- Oakdale: Grace of God Lutheran Church
- Stillwater: Community Thread
- White Bear Lake (Ramsey County): Community of Grace Lutheran Church
Main service area is Cottage Grove, Newport, St. Paul Park, and Grey Cloud Island, but Friends In Need will help anyone in need of food, regardless of where they live. (Deliveries and our non-food programs are only for those in our service area.) Make an appointment on Mondays between 12-3 p.m. or Tuesdays after 7:30 a.m. by calling 651-458-0730. Visit the website for information.
Second Saturday of each month from 9-11am. Free produce, meat, milk and more. No preregistration required. Also, blood pressure and blood sugar checks are also available most months (contact in advance to confirm).
The Hastings School District encompasses over 170 square miles. The school system has a Kindergarten through grade 12 with enrollment of about 4,300 students and a total district population of about 28,000 residents. District 200 serves the cities of Hampton, Hastings, Miesville, New Trier, and Vermillion, and portions of Denmark, Douglas, Hampton, Marshan, Nininger, Ravenna, and Vermillion townships. While most of the school district is located in Dakota County, parts of ISD 200 are in Washington and Goodhue Counties.
The Chisago Lakes School District unites five historical communities including Chisago City and Taylors Falls. District 2144 encompasses 165 square-mile and is home to over 3,300 students (PreK-12) and their families. There are three elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, and a charter school.
Encompassing 42-square miles, District 622 includes all or portions of seven communities within the Twin Cities metropolitan area – North St. Paul, Maplewood, Oakdale, Lake Elmo, Landfall, Pine Springs and Woodbury.
District 622 serves more than 81,000 residents, the district includes seven elementary schools (K-5), two middle schools (6-8), two high schools (9-12), an online school (K-12), two early childhood education centers, a learning center, a transition program and a senior center. The district’s wide-variety of Community Education programs serve residents of all ages.