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- Healthy Development and Screening Learn more about how your child is developing through one of Minnesota’s programs that support families who have children birth to 7 years of age. Programs offer a variety of services that include developmental screening, parent support, fun activities to support a child’s development, and connections to other helpful services.
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Loaves and Fishes

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Free or Low-Cost Meals St. John's Lutheran Church - Shakopee Address119 8th Ave W, Shakopee, MN, 55379 Phone number(952) 445-5666 Emailoffice@loavesandfishesmn.org Website addresshttps://www.loavesandfishesmn.org/find-a-community-meal

Area Served: Scott County

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Free or Low-Cost Meals Salvation Army Temple Corps Address1604 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, 55407 Phone number(612) 377-9810 Emailoffice@loavesandfishesmn.org Website addresshttps://www.loavesandfishesmn.org/find-a-community-meal

Area Served: Hennepin County

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Free or Low-Cost Meals Brunswick United Methodist Address6122 42nd Ave N, Crystal, MN, 55422 Phone number(612) 377-9810 Emailoffice@loavesandfishesmn.org Website addresshttps://www.loavesandfishesmn.org/find-a-community-meal

Area Served: Hennepin County

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Free or Low-Cost Meals Easter Lutheran Address4545 Pilot Knob Rd, Eagan, MN, 55122 Phone number(612) 377-9810 EmailEasterlutheran@loavesandfishesmn.org Website addresshttps://www.loavesandfishesmn.org/find-a-community-meal

Area Served: Dakota County

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Free or Low-Cost Meals St. Gabriel's Catholic Church Address1310 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN, 55343 Phone number(612) 377-9810 Emailoffice@loavesandfishesmn.org Website addresshttps://www.loavesandfishesmn.org/find-a-community-meal

Area Served: Hennepin County

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Free or Low-Cost Meals Woodlake Lutheran Church Address2120 W 76th St, Richfield, MN, 55423 Phone number(612) 377-9810 Emailoffice@loavesandfishesmn.org Website addresshttps://www.loavesandfishesmn.org/find-a-community-meal

Area Served: Hennepin County

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Free or Low-Cost Meals Brooklyn United Methodist Church Address7200 Brooklyn Blvd, Brooklyn Center, MN, 55429 Phone number(612) 377-9810 Emailbumc@loavesandfishesmn.org Website addresshttps://www.loavesandfishesmn.org/find-a-community-meal

Area Served: Hennepin County

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Free or Low-Cost Meals Great is Thy Faithfulness Address1115 30th Ave N, Minneapolis, MN, 55411 Phone number(612) 377-9810 Emailgift@loavesandfishesmn.org Website addresshttps://www.loavesandfishesmn.org/find-a-community-meal

Area Served: Hennepin County

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Free or Low-Cost Meals Plymouth Covenant Church Address4300 Vicksburg Ln N, Plymouth, MN, 55446 Phone number(612) 377-9810 Emailoffice@loavesandfishesmn.org Website addresshttps://www.loavesandfishesmn.org/find-a-community-meal

Area Served: Hennepin County

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Free or Low-Cost Meals St. Matthews Catholic Church Address510 Hall Ave, St. Paul, MN, 55107 Phone number(612) 377-9810 Emailstmatthews@loavesandfishesmn.org Website addresshttps://www.loavesandfishesmn.org/find-a-community-meal

Area Served: Ramsey County

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Free or Low-Cost Meals Our Redeemer Lutheran Church Address1390 Larpenteur Ave E, North St. Paul, MN, 55109 Phone number(612) 377-9810 Emailoffice@orlcmn.org Website addresshttps://www.loavesandfishesmn.org/find-a-community-meal

Area Served: Ramsey County

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Free or Low-Cost Meals River Heights Vineyard Church Address6070 Cahill Ave E, Inver Grove Heights, MN, 55076 Phone number(612) 377-9810 Emailriverheights@loavesandfishesmn.org Website addresshttps://www.loavesandfishesmn.org/find-a-community-meal

Area Served: Dakota County

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Free or Low-Cost Meals Mount Olivet Lutheran Church Address5025 Knox Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55419 Phone number(612) 377-9810 Emailsmcnamee@mtolivet.org Website addresshttps://www.loavesandfishesmn.org/find-a-community-meal

Area Served: Hennepin County

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Free or Low-Cost Meals Bethel Lutheran Church Address411 Main St, Palisade, MN, 56469 Phone number(612) 377-9810 Emailjtodd@loavesandfishesmn.org Website addresshttps://www.loavesandfishesmn.org/find-a-community-meal

Area Served: Aitkin County

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Free or Low-Cost Meals Riverview Church Address310 Norway Ave, Pine River, MN, 56474 Phone number(218) 587-2021 Emailoffice@loavesandfishesmn.org Website addresshttps://www.loavesandfishesmn.org/find-a-community-meal

Area Served: Cass County

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Free or Low-Cost Meals First Lutheran Church Address107 2nd St SE, Aitkin, MN, 56431 Phone number(612) 377-9810 Emailjtodd@loavesandfishesmn.org Website addresshttps://www.loavesandfishesmn.org/find-a-community-meal

Area Served: Aitkin area

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Free or Low-Cost Meals Mount Olivet Lutheran Church -Plymouth Address12235 Old Rockford Rd, Plymouth, MN, 55441 Phone number(612) 377-9810 Email2033debmac@gmail.com Website addresshttps://www.loavesandfishesmn.org/find-a-community-meal

Area Served: Plymouth area

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Free or Low-Cost Meals Fridley United Methodist Church Address680 Mississippi St NE, Fridley, MN, 55432 Phone number(612) 377-9810 Emaillange98173j@comcast.net Website addresshttps://www.loavesandfishesmn.org/find-a-community-meal

Area Served: Fridley area

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Food Distribution St. Olaf Lutheran Church Address2901 Emerson Ave N, Minneapolis, MN, 55411 Phone number(612) 377-9810 Website addresshttps://www.loavesandfishesmn.org

Area Served: Hennepin County

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Free or Low-Cost Meals Nokomis Heights Lutheran Church Address5300 10th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55417 Phone number(612) 377-9810 Emailoffice@nokomisheights.org Website addresshttps://www.loavesandfishesmn.org/find-a-community-meal

Area Served: Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington Counties.

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