SNAP – Mower County Office
SNAP provides direct monetary support for you and your family to buy food. Call or visit their office to fill out the application, and see if you are eligible for the program.
Address: 201 1st St NE suite 18, Austin, MN 55912
Hours: Tues – Fri 8:00AM – 4:30PM
Phone: (507) 437-9701 | co.mower.mn.us
SNAP – Minnesota Department of Human Services
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COVID Emergency SNAP Information
MN Department of Human Services
Information on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits known as Emergency SNAP, or E-SNAP. Federal officials declared that the COVID Emergency SNAP allotments will end after February 2023.
The Department of Human Services has developed messaging and FAQs to help raise awareness of this important change.
Communications Toolkit
The messaging is organized into long-form, medium-form and short-form and is available in nine languages (aside from flyer): English, Dari, Hmong, Karen, Korean, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian. Please use the messaging included in this memo to help spread the message and help SNAP recipients prepare for the end of Emergency SNAP.
Please reach out to eaesd.communications.dhs@state.mn.us with any questions or requests.
Webpage + FAQ messaging (long) If you do not have web capabilities, you may point people to the DHS End of E-SNAP webpage: mn.gov/dhs/snap-changes/end-of-e-snap/
• Newsletter messaging (medium)
• Social Media + Text Messaging (short)