COVID-19 RESPONSE RESOURCES & SERVICES:
For additional support, click HERE
To add your resource to this list, click HERE
For a printable version, click HERE (English) HERE (Spanish)
Not sure where to start?
Dial 211 for more information. Dial 2-1-1 for more information. The 24-hour United Way 2-1-1 line is available to help you find local resources that best fit your needs. (Call 2-1-1 or visit www.211unitedway.org for more information.)
Emergency
General Assistance
Mower County
Details – Essential Needs Request and Response Hub
Contact Information – 507-396-8227 - Mower County Coronavirus Response Hub
How to Access - Call provided number
Health
Mayo Clinic Health System
Details – General health needs, COVID-19 testing
Contact Information – COVID-19 information page: www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/covid19
Appointments: 507-433-8758 Toll Free:1-888-609-4065
How to Access – Call for appointments. Mayo Clinic continues to see patients who have acute care needs, such as illnesses, injuries or required monitoring. Patients will be screened for respiratory illness. For Questions related to COVID-19 symptoms, please call the COVID-19 nurse line (507-433-7351) or review the information at www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/covid19
Children's Dental Health Services
Details – Children's Dental Health Services provides comprehensive preventative dental care services for children
Contact Information – 507-529-0436
How to Access – Call for more information and to set up an appointment
Salvation Army (Nutrition)
Details – Health, Food Assistance, Personal Care, Financial, Transportation
Contact Information – Website
How to Access – Call for an appointment
Nexus-Gerard (Mental Health)
Details – Therapy for children or adults
Contact Information – Website - 507-434-4366
How to Access – Call or visit the website for an appointment
Food Assistance
Food Banks
Details – Click HERE to find a food bank near you. If you cannot find what you’re looking for please call 2-1-1
Baby Food
Details – Click HERE to enroll in the Women, Infants + Children (WIC) program. If pregnant or have a child under 5.
Food For Seniors - Mower County Senior Center
Details – The Mower County Senior Center is providing meals to Seniors aged 60 and up who reside in the Mower County area.
Contact Information – Call (507) 433-2370 or email SARAS@MCS-INC.ORG
Austin Public Schools
Details – FREE Grab and go lunch (and breakfast for the next day) for all children ages one to eighteen (1-18) For more information, please call the Food and Nutrition department at (507)4601821.
Ruby's Pantry
Details – $20 food box with a variety of household food staples for Mower County residents. Located at the Mower County Fairgrounds on the 3rd Thursday of the month from 5 pm - 6:30 pm.
Contact Information – Call Grace Lutheran Church at 507- 433-3445 with any questions. - Website
How to Access –To obtain a Ruby’s Pantry food box, come to the Mower County Fairgrounds (8th Ave SW entrance). Registration starts at 4 pm. Stay in your vehicle. You need to have $20 in cash (exact amount).
Cornerstone Church
Details – Food / Personal Care Closet
Contact Information – 507-433-7008 - Website
How to Access – Visit Cornerstone Church Monday - Thursday 9AM-12PM (1 bag per household)
Our Saviors Lutheran Church
Details – Food Assistance for Anyone
Contact Information – Chris Lukes: 507-437-4516
How to Access – Visit Our Savior’s Church
Southland Schools
Details – Food Assistance for Children
Contact Information – Deanne Bauserman: 507-437-3214 Ext. 4
How to Access – Contact Deanne Bauserman to ask for food supplies.
Salvation Army
Details – Health, Food Assistance, Personal Care, Financial, Transportation
Contact Information – Website
How to Access – Call for an appointment
Mower County WIC Program
Details – Meal Program servicing Pregnant women, Post-partum women, and families who have lost their job
Contact Information –507-437-9799 - WIC@co.mower.mn.us
How to Access - Call or email
Personal Care Assistance
United Way of Mower County
Details – Personal Care Items for children under 18 years old through the Success Closet.
Contact Information – Contact Karem at (507)-437-2313 or email ksalasramirez@uwmower.org
SingleCare
Details – The free SingleCare Prescription Savings Card helps to reduce the cost of prescription medication. The card has unlimited use, so you can apply it to every prescription you fill. Better yet, the card works for both the insured and the uninsured – anyone can use it!
Contact Information – Click HERE to view your free prescription discount card.
Parenting Resource Center
Details – Diapers for Moms
Contact Information – 507-437-8330 - Facebook
How to Access – Clients must call prior to coming on site. Diaper pick-up is Mondays and Thursdays 8am-4pm
Cornerstone Church
Details – Food / Personal Care Closet
Contact Information – 507-433-7008 - Website
How to Access – Visit Cornerstone Church Monday - Thursday 9AM-12PM (1 bag per household)
Salvation Army
Details – Health, Food Assistance, Personal Care, Financial, Transportation
Contact Information – Website
How to Access – Call for an appointment
Internet/Wifi
Austin Public Schools
Details – Austin Public Schools is providing hot spots for APS and Pacelli Students to access the Internet during the school year.
Contact Information – Eric Harder at the Tech Services Office at 401 3rd Ave NW or call (507)460-1930.
Financial Assistance
CareerForce
Details – Unemployment Services
Contact Information – 507-433-0555 - Website
How to Access – People can apply for Unemployment Insurance online or over the phone. Please call office for all questions to be answered over the phone.
Salvation Army
Details – Health, Food Assistance, Personal Care, Financial, Transportation
Contact Information – Website
How to Access – Call for an appointment
Semcac
Details – Staff offers assistance for households struggling with financial hardships by helping them to access Semcac programs and services, along with other community resources
Contact Information – Heidi at 507-433-5889 to make an appointment.
Education
Hormel Historic Home
Details - Slideshow to help children cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
How to Access - Click to access the slideshow.
Austin Public Library
Details -We can answer general questions by phone and online. We have online resources accessible from home as well as free ebook/audiobook access. We have links online resources.
Contact Information - 507-433-2391 - www.austinpubliclibrary.org
How to Access - Call or access website
Childcare
Helping Homes
Details – Helping Homes provides short-term voluntary care for children 6-weeks to 12 years of age whose parents lack support and/or resources to provide a safe environment for their children while they address an unexpected situation.
Contact Information – 507-438-1270
How to Access – A specialist will ask you for the ages of each child, dates and hours for which care will be needed, and if your children need special accommodations. Once placement is verified our specialist will contact you to complete paperwork for placement.
Mower County Health & Human Services
Details – Resource list for licensed childcare providers
Contact Information – Website
How to Access – After clicking on their website, on the right, select Licensed Child Care Providers
Austin Aspires
Details – Childcare openings
Contact Information – Website
Wee Learning Center
Details - Childcare openings
Contact Information- 507-433-6463
Spiritual Care
Salvation Army
Details – Emotional and Spiritual Care Hotline
Contact Information – 877-220-4195
How to Access – Call provided number - Operates seven days a week from 8am - 8pm
Government
Fire Department - 507-433-3405
City Hall - 507-437-9940
Public Works - 507-437-9950
Austin Utilities - 507-433-8886
Basic Overview of COVID-19 in Multiple Languages
What You Need to Know/What You Should Do - Mayo Clinic Health System COVID 19 webpage
COVID-19 in Amharic (PDF)
COVID-19 in Arabic (PDF)
COVID-19 in Chinese (PDF)
COVID-19 in Hmong (PDF)
COVID-19 in Karen (PDF)
COVID-19 in Russian (PDF)
COVID-19 in Somali (PDF)
COVID-19 in Spanish (PDF)
COVID-19 in Vietnamese (PDF)
Resources to Find Low-Cost Health Care or get Health Insurance (PDF)
Resources in Amharic (PDF)
Resources in Arabic (PDF)
Resources in Chinese (PDF)
Resources in Hmong (PDF)
Resources in Karen (PDF)
Resources in Russian (PDF)
Resources in Somali (PDF)
Resources in Spanish (PDF)
Resources in Vietnamese (PDF)
To add your resource to this list, click HERE
For a printable version, click HERE (English) HERE (Spanish)
Not sure where to start?
Dial 211 for more information. Dial 2-1-1 for more information. The 24-hour United Way 2-1-1 line is available to help you find local resources that best fit your needs. (Call 2-1-1 or visit www.211unitedway.org for more information.)
Emergency
- Minnesotans can now access suicide prevention and mental health crisis texting services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Text “MN” to 741741 for help diffusing a crisis, including suicide and mental health issues.
- National Suicide Hotline in Spanish: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-yourself/en-espanol/ or call 1-888-628-9454
- National Suicide Hotline: Chat- https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/ or call 1-800-273-8255
- Southeastern MN Crisis Hotline: 1-844-CRISIS2 or https://crisis2southeastmn.com/contact-us/
- Crime Victim’s Resource Center (if you are feeling unsafe in your home - 24 hours a day crisis line): 507-437-6680
- Mower County Emergency Assistance line (if no one in your home can leave due to COVID-19): 507-396-8227
- Austin police department: 911 (if you can’t call you can text 911) or 507-437-9400
- Mower County Health and Human Services: 507-437-9700
General Assistance
Mower County
Details – Essential Needs Request and Response Hub
Contact Information – 507-396-8227 - Mower County Coronavirus Response Hub
How to Access - Call provided number
Health
Mayo Clinic Health System
Details – General health needs, COVID-19 testing
Contact Information – COVID-19 information page: www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/covid19
Appointments: 507-433-8758 Toll Free:1-888-609-4065
How to Access – Call for appointments. Mayo Clinic continues to see patients who have acute care needs, such as illnesses, injuries or required monitoring. Patients will be screened for respiratory illness. For Questions related to COVID-19 symptoms, please call the COVID-19 nurse line (507-433-7351) or review the information at www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/covid19
Children's Dental Health Services
Details – Children's Dental Health Services provides comprehensive preventative dental care services for children
Contact Information – 507-529-0436
How to Access – Call for more information and to set up an appointment
Salvation Army (Nutrition)
Details – Health, Food Assistance, Personal Care, Financial, Transportation
Contact Information – Website
How to Access – Call for an appointment
Nexus-Gerard (Mental Health)
Details – Therapy for children or adults
Contact Information – Website - 507-434-4366
How to Access – Call or visit the website for an appointment
Food Assistance
Food Banks
Details – Click HERE to find a food bank near you. If you cannot find what you’re looking for please call 2-1-1
Baby Food
Details – Click HERE to enroll in the Women, Infants + Children (WIC) program. If pregnant or have a child under 5.
Food For Seniors - Mower County Senior Center
Details – The Mower County Senior Center is providing meals to Seniors aged 60 and up who reside in the Mower County area.
Contact Information – Call (507) 433-2370 or email SARAS@MCS-INC.ORG
Austin Public Schools
Details – FREE Grab and go lunch (and breakfast for the next day) for all children ages one to eighteen (1-18) For more information, please call the Food and Nutrition department at (507)4601821.
Ruby's Pantry
Details – $20 food box with a variety of household food staples for Mower County residents. Located at the Mower County Fairgrounds on the 3rd Thursday of the month from 5 pm - 6:30 pm.
Contact Information – Call Grace Lutheran Church at 507- 433-3445 with any questions. - Website
How to Access –To obtain a Ruby’s Pantry food box, come to the Mower County Fairgrounds (8th Ave SW entrance). Registration starts at 4 pm. Stay in your vehicle. You need to have $20 in cash (exact amount).
Cornerstone Church
Details – Food / Personal Care Closet
Contact Information – 507-433-7008 - Website
How to Access – Visit Cornerstone Church Monday - Thursday 9AM-12PM (1 bag per household)
Our Saviors Lutheran Church
Details – Food Assistance for Anyone
Contact Information – Chris Lukes: 507-437-4516
How to Access – Visit Our Savior’s Church
Southland Schools
Details – Food Assistance for Children
Contact Information – Deanne Bauserman: 507-437-3214 Ext. 4
How to Access – Contact Deanne Bauserman to ask for food supplies.
Salvation Army
Details – Health, Food Assistance, Personal Care, Financial, Transportation
Contact Information – Website
How to Access – Call for an appointment
Mower County WIC Program
Details – Meal Program servicing Pregnant women, Post-partum women, and families who have lost their job
Contact Information –507-437-9799 - WIC@co.mower.mn.us
How to Access - Call or email
Personal Care Assistance
United Way of Mower County
Details – Personal Care Items for children under 18 years old through the Success Closet.
Contact Information – Contact Karem at (507)-437-2313 or email ksalasramirez@uwmower.org
SingleCare
Details – The free SingleCare Prescription Savings Card helps to reduce the cost of prescription medication. The card has unlimited use, so you can apply it to every prescription you fill. Better yet, the card works for both the insured and the uninsured – anyone can use it!
Contact Information – Click HERE to view your free prescription discount card.
Parenting Resource Center
Details – Diapers for Moms
Contact Information – 507-437-8330 - Facebook
How to Access – Clients must call prior to coming on site. Diaper pick-up is Mondays and Thursdays 8am-4pm
Cornerstone Church
Details – Food / Personal Care Closet
Contact Information – 507-433-7008 - Website
How to Access – Visit Cornerstone Church Monday - Thursday 9AM-12PM (1 bag per household)
Salvation Army
Details – Health, Food Assistance, Personal Care, Financial, Transportation
Contact Information – Website
How to Access – Call for an appointment
Internet/Wifi
Austin Public Schools
Details – Austin Public Schools is providing hot spots for APS and Pacelli Students to access the Internet during the school year.
Contact Information – Eric Harder at the Tech Services Office at 401 3rd Ave NW or call (507)460-1930.
Financial Assistance
CareerForce
Details – Unemployment Services
Contact Information – 507-433-0555 - Website
How to Access – People can apply for Unemployment Insurance online or over the phone. Please call office for all questions to be answered over the phone.
Salvation Army
Details – Health, Food Assistance, Personal Care, Financial, Transportation
Contact Information – Website
How to Access – Call for an appointment
Semcac
Details – Staff offers assistance for households struggling with financial hardships by helping them to access Semcac programs and services, along with other community resources
Contact Information – Heidi at 507-433-5889 to make an appointment.
Education
Hormel Historic Home
Details - Slideshow to help children cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
How to Access - Click to access the slideshow.
Austin Public Library
Details -We can answer general questions by phone and online. We have online resources accessible from home as well as free ebook/audiobook access. We have links online resources.
Contact Information - 507-433-2391 - www.austinpubliclibrary.org
How to Access - Call or access website
Childcare
Helping Homes
Details – Helping Homes provides short-term voluntary care for children 6-weeks to 12 years of age whose parents lack support and/or resources to provide a safe environment for their children while they address an unexpected situation.
Contact Information – 507-438-1270
How to Access – A specialist will ask you for the ages of each child, dates and hours for which care will be needed, and if your children need special accommodations. Once placement is verified our specialist will contact you to complete paperwork for placement.
Mower County Health & Human Services
Details – Resource list for licensed childcare providers
Contact Information – Website
How to Access – After clicking on their website, on the right, select Licensed Child Care Providers
Austin Aspires
Details – Childcare openings
Contact Information – Website
Wee Learning Center
Details - Childcare openings
Contact Information- 507-433-6463
Spiritual Care
Salvation Army
Details – Emotional and Spiritual Care Hotline
Contact Information – 877-220-4195
How to Access – Call provided number - Operates seven days a week from 8am - 8pm
Government
Fire Department - 507-433-3405
City Hall - 507-437-9940
Public Works - 507-437-9950
Austin Utilities - 507-433-8886
Basic Overview of COVID-19 in Multiple Languages
What You Need to Know/What You Should Do - Mayo Clinic Health System COVID 19 webpage
COVID-19 in Amharic (PDF)
COVID-19 in Arabic (PDF)
COVID-19 in Chinese (PDF)
COVID-19 in Hmong (PDF)
COVID-19 in Karen (PDF)
COVID-19 in Russian (PDF)
COVID-19 in Somali (PDF)
COVID-19 in Spanish (PDF)
COVID-19 in Vietnamese (PDF)
Resources to Find Low-Cost Health Care or get Health Insurance (PDF)
Resources in Amharic (PDF)
Resources in Arabic (PDF)
Resources in Chinese (PDF)
Resources in Hmong (PDF)
Resources in Karen (PDF)
Resources in Russian (PDF)
Resources in Somali (PDF)
Resources in Spanish (PDF)
Resources in Vietnamese (PDF)
