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Avon Food Shelf Incorporated

Avon Food Shelf IncorporatedLink: view organization details

Food Shelf Avon Food Shelf Address212 1st St SW, Door 8, Avon, MN, 56310 83 Miles Phone number(320) 333-7897

Area Served: Resident of Avon or within a five mile radius

Rice Area Food Shelf

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Food Shelf Address30 Main St E, Old Village Hall, Rice, MN, 56367 83 Miles Phone number(320) 393-2915 Website addresshttps://www.facebook.com/RiceAreaFoodShelf

Area Served: Rice area, Royalton, Gilman, and St. Stephen

SHEAF - Sleepy Eye Area Food Shelf

SHEAF - Sleepy Eye Area Food ShelfLink: view organization details

Food Shelf Address115 2nd Ave NE, Chamber of Commerce Bldg, Sleepy Eye, MN, 56085 84 Miles Phone number(507) 794-5969 Emailamccabe@sleepyeyetel.net Website addresshttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057475028644

Area Served: Sleepy Eye and immediate area

Paynesville Community Service Center

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Food Shelf Address110 Lake Ave S, Paynesville, MN, 56362 85 Miles Phone number(320) 243-4953 Emailpaynesvillecsc@yahoo.com Website addresshttps://www.paynesvillecommunityservicecenter.org

Area Served: Paynesville and surrounding area

First Presbyterian Church of Winnebago

First Presbyterian Church of WinnebagoLink: view organization details

Food Shelf Address127 Main St N, Winnebago, MN, 56098 86 Miles Phone number(507) 893-3197 Website addresshttps://www.facebook.com/First-Presbyterian-Church-of-Winnebago-1546723815611754

Area Served: Delavan, Huntley and Winnebago

Spring Valley Food Shelf

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Food Shelf Address102 E Jefferson St, Spring Valley, MN, 55975 86 Miles Phone number(507) 718-9390 Emailsvfoodshelf@gmail.com Website addresshttps://www.springvalley-mn.com/index.asp?SEC=32D22067-00F5-4604-9150-CB8A85BEF460&Type=B_BASIC

Area Served: Spring Valley and surrounding area

St. John's Lutheran Church - Wykoff

St. John's Lutheran Church - WykoffLink: view organization details

Food Shelf Address241 Line St S, Wykoff, MN, 55990 87 Miles Phone number(507) 352-2296 Emailchurch@stjohns-wykoff.com Website addresshttps://www.stjohns-wykoff.org/food-shelf

Area Served: Fillmore County

Albany Food Shelf

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Food Shelf Address741 Lake Ave, Albany, MN, 56307 89 Miles Phone number(320) 291-6623

Area Served: Albany area

Renville County Food Shelf

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Food Shelf Address108 9th St S, Olivia, MN, 56277 89 Miles Phone number(320) 523-5339 Emailrcfoodshelf@gmail.com Website addresshttps://www.renvillecountymn.gov/departments/public_health/food_shelf.php

Area Served: Renville County

Family Pathways

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Food Shelf Family Pathways Food Shelf - Onamia Address502 Main St, Onamia, MN, 56359 90 Miles Phone number(320) 532-7665 Emailmail@familypathways.org Website addresshttps://www.familypathways.org/our-work/food-access/food-shelves

Area Served: Northern Mille Lacs County

Family Pathways

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Food Distribution - Backpack Program Family Pathways Food Shelf - Onamia Address502 Main St, Onamia, MN, 56359 90 Miles Phone number(651) 674-8040 Emailmail@familypathways.org Website addresshttps://www.familypathways.org/our-work/food-access/backpack-program

Area Served: Northern Mille Lacs County

Holdingford Area Food Shelf

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Food Shelf Address420 Main St, City Hall, Holdingford, MN, 56340 90 Miles Phone number(320) 746-2637

Area Served: St. Anna, Opole, St. Wendel, Holdingford and Upsala

Ruby's Pantry

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Food Distribution Onamia Address806 W Kathio St, Onamia Community Center, Onamia, MN, 56359 90 Miles Phone number(651) 674-0009 Emailgoodnews@rubyspantry.org Website addresshttps://rubyspantry.org/find-location

Area Served: Mille Lacs County

We Care Project

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Food Shelf Address206 Fergus Ave, Morgan, MN, 56266 90 Miles Phone number(507) 430-6564 Emailwecare56266@gmail.com Website addresshttps://morganwecareproject.com

Area Served: City of Morgan and surrounding area

Community Partners of Faribault County

Community Partners of Faribault CountyLink: view organization details

Food Shelf Bricelyn Food Pantry Address311 N Main St, Bricelyn, MN, 56014 91 Miles Emailinfo@cpfcmn.org Website addresshttps://www.cpfcmn.org

Area Served: Faribault County

Watonwan County Food Shelf, Inc.

Watonwan County Food Shelf, Inc.Link: view organization details

Food Shelf Address113 7th St S, St. James, MN, 56081 91 Miles Phone number(507) 621-4264 Emailwcfoodshelf@gmail.com Website addresshttps://sites.google.com/wcfoodshelf.org/wcfoodshelf/home

Area Served: Watonwan County

Family Pathways

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Food Shelf Family Pathways Food Shelf - Sandstone Address314 N Main St, Sandstone, MN, 55072 92 Miles Phone number(320) 245-2485 Emailmail@familypathways.org Website addresshttps://www.familypathways.org/our-work/food-access/food-shelves

Area Served: Northern Pine County

Family Pathways

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Food Distribution - Backpack Program Family Pathways Food Shelf - Sandstone Address314 N Main St, Sandstone, MN, 55072 92 Miles Phone number(651) 674-8040 Emailmail@familypathways.org Website addresshttps://www.familypathways.org/our-work/food-access/backpack-program

Area Served: Northern Pine County

Faribault County Food Shelf

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Food Shelf Address415 Grove St, Ag Center, Blue Earth, MN, 56013 92 Miles Phone number(507) 526-7222 Emailfoodshelf@bevcomm.net Website addresshttps://www.facebook.com/p/Faribault-County-Food-Shelf-100076358167505

Area Served: Western Faribault County, primarily Blue Earth, Frost, Elmore and Bricelyn

Lower Sioux Indian Community

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Food Shelf Cansayapi Food Pantry Address39512 Reservation Highway 1, Morton, MN, 56270 92 Miles Phone number(507) 430-5746 EmailLori.Nelson@LowerSiouxHealth.com Website addresshttps://lowersiouxhhs.org/cansayapi-food-pantry

Area Served: Lower Sioux Indian Community

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