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Browerville Area Food Shelf

Browerville Area Food Shelf

Food Shelf Old City Hall Building 709 Main St N, Browerville, MN, 56438 (320) 266-8863 https://www.facebook.com/food4others

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

Browns Valley Food Shelf

Browns Valley Food Shelf

Food Shelf 106 4th St S, Browns Valley, MN, 56219 (320) 695-2467

Area Served: Browns Valley

Buffalo Food Shelf

Buffalo Food Shelf

Food Shelf 301 12th Ave S, Buffalo, MN, 55313 (763) 684-1699 https://buffalofoodshelf.com

Area Served: Cities of Buffalo and Montrose

Building Blocks of Islam

Building Blocks of Islam

Food Shelf 3900 Jackson St NE, Columbia Heights, MN, 55421 (612) 789-9227 info@thebuildingblocks.org https://thebuildingblocks.org/food-shelf

Area Served: Twin Cities Metro area

Calvary Lutheran Church - Minneapolis

Calvary Lutheran Church - Minneapolis

Food Shelf 3901 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55407 (612) 827-2504 x3 office@clchurch.org https://www.clchurch.org/food-shelf

Area Served: No geographic boundaries. All our welcome

Cambridge Surplus Food Distribution

Cambridge Surplus Food Distribution

Food Distribution 3101 Highway 95 NE, Cambridge, MN, 55008 (612) 402-6100

Area Served: Isanti County

Cannon Falls Food Shelf

Cannon Falls Food Shelf

Food Shelf 511 Belle St W, First English Lutheran Church, Cannon Falls, MN, 55009 (507) 263-3257 cannonfallsfoodshelf@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/454220238076503

Area Served: Goodhue County

CAPI USA

CAPI USA

Food Shelf CAPI Asian Specific Food Shelf 5930 Brooklyn Blvd, Brooklyn Center, MN, 55429 (612) 721-0122 info@capiusa.org https://www.capiusa.org/services/basic-needs/#food-nutrition

Area Served: Food Shelf - Hennepin County Forms Assistance - Statewide

Care and Share of Crookston, Inc.

Care and Share of Crookston, Inc.

Food Shelf 220 E 3rd St, Crookston, MN, 56716 (218) 281-2644 careandsharecrookston@gmail.com https://www.careandsharecrookston.org/food-shelf

Area Served: Crookston area

Caring Hearts in Action

Caring Hearts in Action

Food Shelf 423 3rd St, Farmington, MN, 55024 (651) 333-9027 friends@caringheartsmn.org https://caringheartsmn.org

Area Served: Dakota County

Carmel Lutheran Church - Jacobson Food Shelf

Carmel Lutheran Church - Jacobson Food Shelf

Food Shelf Carmel Lutheran Church 19942 650th Ln, Jacobson, MN, 55752 (218) 244-2236

Area Served: Jacobson area

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud

Food Shelf Catholic Charities - St. Cloud West Campus 157 Roosevelt Rd, St. Cloud, MN, 56301 (320) 229-4560 https://www.ccstcloud.org/food-services

Area Served: Western Benton, Morrison, eastern Stearns and western Sherburne counties

Cedar Valley Church

Cedar Valley Church

Food Shelf 8600 Bloomington Ave, Bloomington, MN, 55425 (952) 854-1100 info@cvchurch.org https://www.cvchurch.org/findsupport

Area Served: Bloomington and surrounding area

Centennial Community Food Shelf

Centennial Community Food Shelf

Food Shelf 200 Civic Heights Cir, Lower Level Back Entrance, Circle Pines, MN, 55014 (763) 784-2013 ccfoodshelf@gmail.com http://www.centennialfoodshelf.org/ccfs.html

Area Served: South Eastern Anoka County, including Blaine, Circle Pines, Lexington, Lino Lakes and Centerville

Centennial Community Food Shelf

Centennial Community Food Shelf

Food Distribution 200 Civic Heights Cir, Lower Level Back Entrance, Circle Pines, MN, 55014 (763) 784-2013 ccfoodshelf@gmail.com http://www.centennialfoodshelf.org/powerpack.html

Area Served: South Eastern Anoka County, including Blaine, Circle Pines, Lexington, Lino Lakes and Centerville

Centro Guadalupano

Centro Guadalupano

Food Distribution 2424 18th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55404 (612) 767-2430 guadcenter@gmail.com https://www.guadcenter.org/human-services

Area Served: Hennepin County

Channel One Regional Food Bank

Channel One Regional Food Bank

Food Shelf Channel One Regional Food Bank & Food Shelf Call for Location (507) 424-1707 https://www.helpingfeedpeople.org/programs/food-shelf

Area Served: The Food Bank serves the counties of Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca and Winona counties The Food Shelf at this site only serves Olmsted County

Channel One Regional Food Bank

Channel One Regional Food Bank

Food Distribution - Backpack Program, Mobile Pantry Channel One Regional Food Bank & Food Shelf Call for Location (507) 287-2350 https://www.helpingfeedpeople.org/programs

Area Served: The Food Bank serves the counties of Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca and Winona counties The Food Shelf at this site only serves Olmsted County

Chatfield Community Food Shelf

Chatfield Community Food Shelf

Food Shelf 124 Winona St SE, Chatfield, MN, 55923 (507) 867-3529 chatfieldfoodshelf@gmail.com http://www.chatfieldfoodshelf.com/for-clients.html

Area Served: Chatfield and surrounding area

Chisholm Food Shelf

Chisholm Food Shelf

Food Shelf 208 W Lake St, Chisholm, MN, 55719 (218) 254-0045 chisholmfoodshelf@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/p/Chisholm-Food-Shelf-100064668642922

Area Served: Chisholm, Buhl, Kinney, Balkan, and Side Lake

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