Cook County Ruby's Pantry

09/01/2026

Grand Marais (Super Shelf) Food Shelf (at the UCC Church) Hours Mondays 3pm-5pm and First Wednesday of the month from 4:30pm-6:30pm. If these hours/day don't work for you please message [email protected]

08/10/2026

Wanting to volunteer? Check out the Senior Center/HUB Meals on Wheels and lunch program.

06/15/2026

Looking for a pop up food pantry in Cook County? I want to highlight the option at the Senior Center/HUB in their entry way and at the YMCA.

Thank you to those organizations and community members for finding this out of the box way to be of support! Both pop ups are available when their respective organization are open.
Cook County HUB / Senior Center https://www.grandmaraishub.com/
Cook County YMCA https://www.facebook.com/cookcountycommunityymca/

06/11/2026

Grand Marais Farmers Market Starts June 18th at the Cook County Community Center Parking Lot

Power of Produce
The Power of Produce program is sponsored by the Oral Health Task Force and Empty Bowls. This program is for kids ages 4-12 and low-income seniors ages 65+. Kids ages 4-12 can visit the welcome booth with a parent or guardian at the Market to sign up. Seniors visit the welcome booth to sign up as well. The income guidelines for seniors are: Family size 1- income limit $70000, 2- $95000, 3- $118000, 4-$143000. Club members will receive a canvas bag and five tokens each week to spend on any produce items at the Market. Club members may spend all of their tokens each week or save them for a later market in the same year.
*Note: Parents must bring the child requesting the tokens with them each week in order to receive them. Tokens are given only for the weeks you attend the Market.

Together We Grow
In addition to their usual benefits, users of the WIC program in Cook County and Grand Portage can show their WIC card at the Market Welcome booth each week to receive $20 in tokens for purchases at the market. Each token is worth $1 and may be spent on any food item at the market.
*Note: Tokens are only given for the weeks you attend the Market.

SNAP and Market Bucks at the Market!
Customers can now use their SNAP benefits to shop at the market AND access Market Bucks to triple their buying power!
How to use SNAP and Market Bucks:
Visit the Welcome Booth with your SNAP/EBT card
We'll swipe your card to authorize spending in the amount of your choice. You'll be issued wooden tokens to spend at the market. One token = $1.
Each week, you can also access free Market Bucks to match your SNAP benefits. Up to $10 matched each week in both Market Bucks and Produce Market Bucks. $10 of SNAP becomes $30 total!
Visit the vendor booths and spend your tokens and market bucks on fresh, delicious, local food! Vendors have signs indicating SNAP/Market Bucks accepted here.

What can I purchase with SNAP, Market Bucks, Produce Bucks and Together We Grow tokens on at the market?
SNAP, Market Bucks and Together We Grow can be used on fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, honey and maple products, baked goods, jams, jellies, pickles, sauces, AND seeds and plants that produce food.
Produce Market Bucks can be used on fresh fruits and vegetables only.

https://cookcountymn.gov/government/departments/community_center/food_market.php

06/02/2026

05/29/2026

Cook County families looking to participate in Pack and Pantry this summer / school year can contact Vital North Program Manager Anne Graybeal at [email protected].

Pack & Pantry recognizes that food insecurity lasts year-round. When school is not in session, enrolled families receive grocery gift cards to bridge the gap, including $600 over the course of the summer and $150 each for Thanksgiving, winter, and spring breaks.

Beginning Fall 2026, Pack & Pantry will provide enrolled families with a $20 weekly grocery voucher specifically designated for protein and fresh produce. This targeted investment ensures that children have access to the nutritious, high-quality foods that support health, development, and learning. Weekly vouchers and supplemental groceries are sent home discreetly with students, making participation simple and stigma-free.

https://wtip.org/pack-and-pantry-aims-to-support-family-food-access-over-the-summer/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSGglxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFVRnZEVWt3Vkh0UEZiUUhOc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHvFBVhO3r014y7LYJM3bJruxHGcnyKLyQ5IscUR1k3UjKM4v9CLBxoC3S5iy_aem_ZkdajSXCOf3lekdf8fQEnQ

Over the years, the Pack and Pantry program has had an assortment of names. It has been known as the Backpack Program, and Snacks and Pack. Heading into this summer however, and now under the management of Vital North Foundation, the family food access program has both a new name and an expanded goa...

05/27/2026

"Thanks to all who are sharing food and those who are taking what they need at the Cook County YMCA food pop-up. The Y has new summer hours. Open 7 to 7 weekdays and 9 to 1 on Saturdays."

05/27/2026

04/06/2026

Cook County, MN Food Resource Guide: https://tinyurl.com/4ucx2nrx
*If you see anything that needs to be updated on the guide, please let us know.

Individuals who would like additional support in learning about or applying for other available food resources and nutrition support programs are also always welcome to call Cook County Public Health and Human Services to request an intake appointment (218-387-3620).

It is possible some of this is out of date or details have changed. Please let me know if any of these resources should be updated or removed or if you know of any other Cook County resources should be added. AEOA Mobile Food Pantry When: 4th Wednesday of each month (rain or shine) Details: Dr...