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Cokato Area Food Shelf

Cokato Area Food ShelfLink: view organization details

Food Shelf Address395 Broadway Ave S, Cokato, MN, 55321 53 Miles Phone number(320) 333-7877 Emailcokatofoodshelf@gmail.com Website addresshttps://www.facebook.com/CokatoFoodShelf

Area Served: Cokato Area

Family Pathways

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Food Shelf Family Pathways Food Shelf - Cambridge Address1575 1st Ave E, Cambridge, MN, 55008 53 Miles Phone number(763) 552-3663 Emailmail@familypathways.org Website addresshttps://www.familypathways.org/our-work/food-access/food-shelves

Area Served: Isanti County

Family Pathways

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Food Distribution - Backpack Program Family Pathways Food Shelf - Cambridge Address1575 1st Ave E, Cambridge, MN, 55008 53 Miles Phone number(651) 674-8040 Emailmail@familypathways.org Website addresshttps://www.familypathways.org/our-work/food-access/backpack-program

Area Served: Isanti County

Gaylord United Church of Christ

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Food Shelf Address318 4th St, Gaylord, MN, 55334 54 Miles Phone number(507) 237-2595 Emailuccgaylord@gmail.com Website addresshttps://listen2god.org

Area Served: Gaylord, MN

Janesville Community Food Shelf

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Food Shelf Address412 N Main St, Trinity Lutheran Church, Janesville, MN, 56048 54 Miles Phone number(507) 521-1107 Website addresshttps://www.trinityjanesville.com/other

Area Served: Janesville community

Oronoco Food Shelf

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Food Shelf Oronoco - Food Shelf Satellite Address20 3rd St SW, Presbyterian Church of Oronoco, Oronoco, MN, 55960 54 Miles Phone number(507) 367-4711 Emailoronocopc@bevcomm.net Website addresshttps://oronocofoodshelf.weebly.com/about.html

Area Served: Olmsted County

Sibley County FoodShare, Inc.

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Food Shelf Address111 Industrial Ave S, Gaylord, MN, 55334 54 Miles Phone number(507) 237-5253 Emailsibleycountyfoodshare@gmail.com Website addresshttp://sibleycountyfoodshare.org/need_food.aspx

Area Served: Sibley County

Zumbro Valley Food Shelf

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Food Shelf Address56817 Hwy, The South Troy Wesleyan Church, Zumbro Falls, MN, 55991 54 Miles Phone number(507) 259-1442 Emailchoeft52@gmail.com Website addresshttps://www.facebook.com/feedingzumbrorivervalley

Area Served: Wabasha County

Annandale Food Shelf

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Food Shelf Address390 Annandale Blvd, Annandale, MN, 55302 55 Miles Phone number(320) 274-3663 Emailjeanedskomoroh@gmail.com Website addresshttps://www.annandalefoodshelf.org/faqs

Area Served: Annandale, Maple Lake and South Haven communities

Clearwater-Clear Lake Food Shelf

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Food Shelf Address1100 County Road 75, Lions Community Building, Clearwater, MN, 55320 55 Miles Phone number(320) 558-2954 EmailCCLFS2954@aol.com Website addresshttps://www.facebook.com/ClearwaterClearLakeFoodShelf

Area Served: Clearwater and Clear Lake communities

Princeton Pantry

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Food Shelf Address120 N Rum River Dr, Princeton, MN, 55371 56 Miles Phone number(763) 220-5199 Emailprincetonpantrymn@gmail.com Website addresshttps://sites.google.com/princetonpantrymn.com/princetonpantry/home

Area Served: Princeton and surrounding area

Semcac

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Food Shelf Dodge County (Semcac) Address105 S Mantorville Ave, Kasson, MN, 55944 57 Miles Phone number(507) 634-4350 Emailsemcac@semcac.org Website addresshttps://www.semcac.org/food-security-nutrition/food-shelves

Area Served: Dodge County

McLeod Emergency Food Shelf

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Food Shelf McLeod Emergency Food Shelf - Hutchinson Address498 Highway 7 E, Hutchinson, MN, 55350 58 Miles Phone number(320) 587-4796 Website addresshttps://mcleodemergencyfoodshelf.org

Area Served: McLeod County

The Food Group

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Food Distribution - Fare For All Hosanna Lutheran Church Address105 Hosanna Dr, Mankato, MN, 56001 58 Miles Phone number(763) 450-3880 Website addresshttps://thefoodgroupmn.org/groceries/fare-for-all

Area Served: City of Mankato and surrounding area

Hosanna's Pantry

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Food Shelf Address2815 57th St NW, Rochester, MN, 55901 59 Miles Phone number(507) 285-0092 Website addresshttps://www.hosannalutheran.org/hosanna-food-ministries

Area Served: Olmsted County

Meeker Area Food Shelf

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Food Shelf Dassel Area Food Shelf Address531 Atlantic Ave W, Dassel, MN, 55325 59 Miles Phone number(320) 275-0124 Emailneedfood@hutchtel.net Website addresshttp://www.meekercountyfood.org

Area Served: Meeker County, except Eden Valley (Eden Valley residents may use the Eden Valley Food Shelf)

Neighborhood Thrift Store

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Food Distribution Goodrich Construction Address1700 3rd Ave, Mankato, MN, 56001 59 Miles Phone number(507) 625-7228 Website addresshttp://neighborhoodthriftstoremankato.com/food-for-all

Area Served: City of Mankato and surrounding area

Belgrade Avenue United Methodist Church

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Food Distribution Address325 Sherman St, North Mankato, MN, 56003 60 Miles Phone number(507) 625-3759 Emailbaumc@baumc.org Website addresshttps://www.baumc.org/calendar

Area Served: North Mankato and surrounding area

Common Cup Ministry

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Food Distribution - Backpack Program Hutchinson Address405 California St NW, Hutchinson, MN, 55350 60 Miles Phone number(320) 587-2213 Emailcommoncupmn@gmail.com Website addresshttps://www.common-cup.org/get-help

Area Served: McLeod County

Echo Food Shelf

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Food Shelf Address1014 S Front St, Mankato, MN, 56001 60 Miles Phone number(507) 345-7508 Emailechofoodshelf@yahoo.com Website addresshttps://www.echofoodshelf.org/need-food

Area Served: Blue Earth County and city North Mankato residents

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