County residents who are not usually eligible for food stamps may qualify temporarily if their home or belongings were damaged or destroyed and they have disaster-related expenses or if they have lost income, food or money as a result of the tornado.
Eligibility is based on income and resources.
With emergency food stamps, eligibility criteria are less restrictive than the usual program and most qualified applicants receive coupons on the same day they apply. Residents who are already receiving food stamps also may be eligible for replacement or supplemental emergency food stamps. Food stamps are a federally funded program operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and administered by the Department of Human Services and Minnesota counties. The emergency food stamp program was made available under the presidential disaster declaration. Evening appointments are also available on request.