► Senior Linkage Line
A free state service that connects older Minnesotans and their families with the help they need.
www.seniorlinkageline.com or call
1 800-333-2433
HelpOlderAdultsMN.org is a searchable listing of services categorized under headings such as home-delivered meals grocery and drug deliveries care coordination and home care.
► Pharmacy Delivery
CVS
During the COVID-19 outbreak, CVS Pharmacy is
waiving delivery fees and offering a 90-day (versus 30 days) refills on prescriptions for Medicare members.
www.cvs.com
Walgreens
Is waiving delivery fees for eligible prescriptions
offering 90-day refills and early refill authorizations
www.walgreens.com
For more information on pharmacy, deliveries contact Senior Linkage Line www.seniorlinkageline.com or call 1 800-333-2433
► Food Shelves
Second Harvest Heartland (Emergency food boxes available) www.2harvest.org
VEAP (Serves Bloomington, Richfield, Edina, and south Minneapolis) food pantry
delivers to homebound elders veap.org
or call 952-888-9616
Open Arms Minnesota
Serves people living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, MS, ALS, ESRD, CHF or COPD www.openarmsmn.org
or call 612-872-1152
PRISM (Serves Crystal, Golden Valley, New Hope, Plymouth, and Robbinsdale) www.prismmpls.org
or call 763-529-1350
► Meals on Wheels
meals-on-wheels.com or call 612-623-3363
► Metro Mobility Grocery Delivery
Metro Mobility offers free grocery delivery service for elders who have a Metro Mobility account and number.
To receive a grocery delivery, your elder friend:
- Places an order via an online account or by telephone at the grocery store of their choice.
- Pays the store directly
- Obtains a delivery or confirmation number from the store. NOTE: There is a four-bag limit per order
- Calls Metro Mobility to request grocery pick-up and delivery and provides
- Their Metro Mobility account number
- Order confirmation or delivery number
- The pick-up and drop off location addresses
- Their phone number for call-back, in case necessary
Generally, Metro Mobility requires the elder’s photo ID at drop-off. This may be waived at the driver’s discretion during the coronavirus outbreak
If someone else would like to pay for the groceries, they can place the order on the elder friend’s behalf and pay the store directly.
► SNAP benefits
- Snap benefits are not offered through Metro Mobility
- It is up to the individual store and associated grocery shopping service to accept SNAP benefits.
- Cub/Instacart and Hy-vee/Aisles do NOT accept SNAP
► Metro Mobility providers:
West Zone (Transit Team) or call 651-602-1100 E-mail WReservations@metc.state.mn.us
East Zone (First Transit East) or call 651-602-1120 E-mail EReservations@metc.state.mn.us
South Zone (First Transit South) or call 651-602-1180 E-mail SReservations@metc.state.mn.us
Questions about the Metro Mobility service? Contact the Metro Mobility Service Center. Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Call 651-602-1111 TTY 651-221-9886 Metro Mobility Website: metrocouncil.org
► Grocery Delivery
Help At Your Door (local non-profit)
● Order by phone at 651-642-1892
● There is a nominal charge for deliveries
● Be prepared to leave a voicemail. It may take 48 hours to have a return call
● Expect 2-5 day turnaround for the first delivery
Accepts EBT/SNAP benefits
► Options for Shopping Online or by Phone
Ordering Online from Cub/Insta-cart www.cub.com
- Pickup is free for first-time Instacart orders
- Thereafter, Instacart charges
– $3.99 for orders under $35
– $1.99 on $35 and up to $35
– There is a $10 order minimum on all orders
– An additional 5% of order cost is charged for two-hour express delivery
Customers can purchase
- monthly membership for $9.99 which includes free pickup and delivery for all orders over $35, or
- An annual Instacart Express Membership for $99 with the same benefit
► Ordering from Hy-vee/Aisles* www.hy-vee.com
General Questions: 1-800-772-4098
- *Hy-vee uses a service called Aisles for online orders
- Pickup is FREE with a $30 minimum purchase order
- Deliveries: A fee of $9.95 is charged. Minimum $30 order required
► Ordering from Target www.target.com
- You can order online for in-store pick-up
- Specify store pick-up location when placing order
- You will be notified your order is ready
- Present receipt or order number at guest services upon arrival for pick-up
- The store offers same-day delivery for online orders on select items, which vary based on supply)
► Ordering from Lunds and Byerlys
- Delivery fee for all orders, regardless of size, is $9.95
- If you elect in-store pick-up, the fee is $4.95
► Ordering from Walmart
- Can only order online on Walmart’s website – No phone ordering service available
- $7.95 delivery fee per order
► Ordering from Schwan’s: Frozen foods
Phone orders: 1-888-724-9264 Accepts EBT/SNAP
► JustUs Health Aging Services
► The Aliveness Project
