Senior Linkage Line

Senior Linkage Line is a free service of the Minnesota Board on Aging in partnership with Minnesota’s area agencies on aging. They connect older adults and caregivers with the answers and services they need so they can live well.

https://mn.gov/senior-linkage-line/

Phone: (800) 333-2433

Social Services

These are programs that offer Social Services including Social Workers:

Front Door Social Services - 612-384-41112

Edina Resource Center - 952-848-3936

Richfield Active Aging Programs - 612-861-9385

Senior Outreach Services - 612-770-7005

Funding

If you are not able to afford meals, you may qualify for various waivers, grants, or programs. These include:

Brain Injury Waiver - Contact Brain Injury Alliance of MN at 612-378-2742 or 800-669-6442

Developmental Disabilities Waiver  

Programs based on income, age, and disability status - CADI, ACW, ACA

For other waivers and programs Contact Senior Linkage Line

Some Medicare Advantage plans may include Home Delivered Meals, check with your Medical Insurance provider for information

Veterans may be eligible for meals through the VA

Food Resources

These organizations and programs are able to help provide food resources:

USDA Food and Nutrition Services - 703-305-2062

SNAP - 1-800-221-5689

Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) - Provides a box of groceries once a month for qualifying seniors - 651-401-1411

Second Harvest Heartland - Able to help deliver food from CSFP - 651-484-5117

The Food Group - Provides mobile markets with discounted fresh foods - 763-450-3860

National Hunger Hotline - Representatives will help you find food resources and social services near you - 1-866-3-HUNGRY

Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program - Working to provide fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown goods farmers’ markets, roadside stands and CSA programs to low-income seniors

Chore Services and Transportation

Trust Inc Chore Program - 612-827-6159 - Chores and Transportation needs

Help at Your Door - 651-642-1892 - Delivering Groceries, Home Repair, and Transportation

Other Services

Senior Community Services - Provides seniors with a variety of services including: 

• Tech assistance - help setting up or using electronic devices or connecting devices to the internet - 952-888-5530

• HOME Program - Handyperson, housekeeping, lawn mowing & snow removal, and yard work - 952-746-4046

• Caregiver Support - 612-770-7005