Last year's food sort at the Hallie Q. Brown food shelf
At Mississippi Market our member-owners and shoppers do a phenomenal job of donating cash and food both during the March Campaign and year round. But all the work of getting these resources to the people in our communities who need them is the work of our partnering food shelves. We are so lucky to have a rich network of resources for people who need assistance in St. Paul. As you’re giving this month, take a moment to learn about these organizations and meet the tireless volunteers and staff that make their work possible.
Keystone Community Services Food Shelf
www.keystonecommunityservices.org
Keystone Community Services (KCS) is a community-based human service organization serving the Midway and North End areas of St. Paul, the north suburban communities of Ramsey County and beyond. KCS operates a variety of human service programs for all ages across our service area at multiple sites. Our programs include a preschool, after school programs for at-risk school age children and youth, IDT (an alternative education and support program for at-risk adolescents), three food shelves, case management for seniors, the disabled and at-risk families, a comprehensive Seniors Program that provides Meals on Wheels, peer counseling and programs for active seniors.
Second Harvest Food Rescue Program
www.2harvest.org
Second Harvest Heartland is the Upper Midwest’s largest hunger-relief organization with a recently updated mission to end hunger through community partnerships. Second Harvest Heartland forms the cornerstone of organizations working together to alleviate hunger in our 59 county service area. Second Harvest Heartland’s Food Rescue Program collects prepared and perishable food from over 150 Twin Cities area businesses and delivers it the same day in refrigerated trucks to member agencies, including after-school programs, soup kitchens and shelters. Without this program, high quality food would end up in landfills.
SPACOC-Dept. of Indian Work
www.spacc.nonprofitoffice.com
The Department of Indian Work (DIW) addresses needs and issues in the American Indian community, respecting the cultural and spiritual diversity of the people it serves. DIW develops and coordinates programs which empower American Indian people toward self-determination. They also provide emergency services, including clothing, funeral assistance, food shelf, and prescription assistance.
Neighborhood House
www.neighb.org
Neighborhood House is a multicultural, multilingual community center with programming for all ages and open doors for all people and is often a first stop for new immigrants and refugees. Neighborhood House fulfills its mission by providing programs and services to individuals and families through emergency assistance, long-term social assistance, youth activities and seniors programming, including home-delivered meals, Asian Meals on Wheels, and Home Share.
Francis Basket Food Shelf
www.askmotherrose.org
The Mission of Francis Basket Food Shelf, sponsored by the Franciscan Sisters of St. Paul, Minnesota, Inc., is to serve those in need of food living in Sibley Manor Apartment Complex. The need is determined according to the individual family financial status. The service is emergency and/or supplementary oriented. The manner in which this service is administered is to promote a spirit of community, positive presence and peace.
Hallie Q. Brown Center
Food donation recipient- year round www.hallieqbrown.org
The mission of Hallie Q. Brown Community Center, Inc. (HQB) is to improve quality of life to those we serve by providing critical human services, promoting personal growth and fostering community engagement and leadership with a primary focus on the Summit-University area of Saint Paul, Minnesota. In executing this mission,
HQB successfully operates a wide variety of programs which specifically address the critical needs of community residents. The Food Shelf and Clothing Closet operate out of the branch service centers of HQB at Skyline Towers and 100 N. Oxford Street, where they administer a broad range of emergency, referral and other support services.
