As the federal government shutdown continues into November, County government operations and services will remain operational, but some public aid programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP); and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) may experience benefit availability issues while the shutdown continues.
For the latest information on these impacts, visit the following:
Western Prairie Human Services – Pope County’s local human services agency, assisting in local administration of the SNAP and MFIP programs.
Horizon Public Health – Pope County’s local public health agency, assisting in local administration of the WIC program.
Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families – The State agency administering SNAP, MFIP, Head Start, and other impacted programs in Minnesota.
Minnesota Department of Health – the State agency administering the WIC program in Minnesota.
Your federal Senators and Representative serving Pope County, Minnesota can be contacted through the links below:
Representative Michelle Fischbach, House Member for the 7th Congressional District of Minnesota
Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senior Senator for Minnesota
Senator Tina Smith, Junior Senator for Minnesota