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Browerville Area Food Shelf

Browerville Area Food ShelfLink: view organization details

Food Shelf Old City Hall Building Address709 Main St N, Browerville, MN, 56438 Phone number(320) 266-8863 Website addresshttps://www.facebook.com/food4others

Area Served: Residents of Browerville, Clarissa, and Eagle Bend

Motley Area Food Shelf

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Food Shelf Address697 3rd Ave S, Motley, MN, 56466 Phone number(218) 352-6344

Area Served: Cities of Motley, Lincoln, Cushing, Randall and Leader

Staples Area Food Shelf

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Food Shelf Staples City Hall Address402 Wisconsin Ave SE, Staples, MN, 56479 Phone number(218) 894-1935 Website addresshttps://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Charity-Organization/Staples-Area-Food-Shelf-105043664476070

Area Served: The original Staples School Area Serve parts of Todd, Wadena and Cass counties

Lake Benton Food Shelf

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Food Shelf Heritage Center Building Address106 Center St S, Lake Benton, MN, 56149 Phone number(507) 368-3663 Emaillbenton@itctel.com Website addresshttps://www.facebook.com/LakeBentonFoodShelf

Area Served: Lincoln County

New Ulm Area Emergency Food Shelf

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Food Shelf Address1305 S Valley St, New Ulm, MN, 56073 Phone number(507) 354-7668 Emailnewulmfoodshelf@gmail.com Website addresshttps://newulmfoodshelf.com

Area Served: School District # 88, which includes New Ulm, Searles, Hanska, Essig, Courtland, and Lafayette

Friendship Church

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Food Distribution Friendship Church - Prior Lake Campus Address17741 Fairlawn Ave, Prior Lake, MN, 55372 Phone number(952) 447-8282 Emailinfo@friendshipmn.org Website addresshttps://www.friendshipmn.org/serve

Area Served: Scott County

Friendship Church

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Food Distribution Friendship Church - Shakopee Campus Address12800 Marystown Rd, Shakopee, MN, 55379 Phone number(952) 447-8282 Emailinfo@friendshipmn.org Website addresshttps://www.friendshipmn.org/serve

Area Served: Scott County

Uplift North

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Food Distribution - Backpack Program Address6412 Penn Ave S, Richfield, MN, 55423 Phone number(612) 866-2135 Emailinfo@UpliftNorth.org Website addresshttps://www.assistanceleague.org/minneapolis-st-paul/programs/osb-food

Area Served: Hennepin County

Elijah's Pantry

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Food Shelf Address708 5th St, Two Harbors, MN, 55616 Phone number(218) 595-0002 Emaillivingwatersag@gmail.com Website addresshttps://www.facebook.com/ElijahsPantry

Area Served: Lake County and portions of Cook and St. Louis counties

Milaca Area Pantry

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Food Shelf Address120 2nd Ave SW, Milaca, MN, 56353 Phone number(320) 982-3773 Emailmipantry@milaca.net Website addresshttps://www.facebook.com/milacaareapantry

Area Served: Cities of Bock, Foreston, Milaca and Pease

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

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Food Shelf AanjiBimaadizing - District III Address45749 Grace Lake Rd, Sandstone, MN, 55072 Phone number(320) 384-0149 Website addresshttps://mlbo.dev/services/community-support-services

Area Served: Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

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Food Shelf Community Center - District I Address43500 Virgo Road, Onamia, MN, 56359 Phone number(320) 532-7880 Website addresshttps://mlbo.dev/services/community-support-services

Area Served: Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

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Food Shelf Community Center - District II Address2605 Chiminising Rd, Isle, MN, 56342 Phone number(218) 429-1487 Website addresshttps://mlbo.dev/services/community-support-services

Area Served: Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

Ogilvie Food Shelf

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Food Shelf Address225 E George St, Ogilvie, MN, 56358 Phone number(320) 703-8025 Emailfredrick@maxminn.com Website addresshttps://www.facebook.com/p/Ogilvie-Food-Shelf-100067206874732

Area Served: Ogilvie School District

NACE Food Shelf

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Food Shelf Address18511 Highway 65 NE, East Bethel, MN, 55011 Phone number(763) 434-7685 Emailinfo@nacefoodshelf.org Website addresshttps://www.nacefoodshelf.org/programs

Area Served: Bethel, Cedar, East Bethel, Ham Lake, Linwood Township, Oak Grove, St. Francis, Stacy, and Wyoming addresses in Anoka County

NACE Food Shelf

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Food Distribution - Backpack Program Address18511 Highway 65 NE, East Bethel, MN, 55011 Phone number(763) 434-7685 Emailinfo@nacefoodshelf.org Website addresshttps://www.nacefoodshelf.org/programs

Area Served: Bethel, Cedar, East Bethel, Ham Lake, Linwood Township, Oak Grove, St. Francis, Stacy, and Wyoming addresses in Anoka County

Richland Wilkin Emergency Food Pantry

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Food Shelf Address699 8th Ave S, Wahpeton, ND, 58075 Phone number(701) 642-1921 Emailrwfoodpantry@outlook.com Website addresshttps://sites.google.com/rwfoodpantry.org/index/get-help

Area Served: Richland County in North Dakota and Wilkin County in Minnesota

Richland Wilkin Emergency Food Pantry

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Food Distribution - Backpack Program Address699 8th Ave S, Wahpeton, ND, 58075 Phone number(701) 642-1921 Emailrwfoodpantry@outlook.com Website addresshttps://sites.google.com/rwfoodpantry.org/index/get-help

Area Served: Richland County in North Dakota and Wilkin County in Minnesota

Scandia Marine Food Shelf

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Food Shelf Address20971 Olinda Trl N, Elim Church, Scandia, MN, 55073 Phone number(651) 433-2723 Website addresshttps://www.elimscandia.org/food-shelf.html

Area Served: Scandia, Marine on St. Croix, and May Township

Grace Lutheran Church - Erskine

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Food Shelf Address332 Vance Ave S, Erskine, MN, 56535 Phone number(218) 687-2250 Emailfoodshelf@gracechurcherskine.org Website addresshttps://www.facebook.com/people/Grace-Community-Food-Shelf/100067326842994

Area Served: Cities of Winger, McIntosh, Mentor, and Erskine

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