1. Emergency Food Assistance for Families
Why does an estimated 100 billion pounds of food, enough to totally eliminate hunger, thrown away
annually in the United States?
National Resources
WhyHunger National Hunger Hotline
1-800-5HUNGRYFREE
 Refers peopleinneedanywhere inthe U.S. to foodpantries, soupkitchens,governmentprograms,and
modelgrassrootsorganizations.
 Live hotline advocates
 Partnerships with grassroots organizations working on innovative solutions to hunger and poverty
 Staff are trained on crisis managementand by the USDA on federal nutrition programs
 Consistent service across the country
 We answer questions via email and a live chat feature
www.AmpleHarvest.org
Helpsmillionsofbackyardgardenerseasilyfind a localfoodpantryto donatetheirextra gardenproduceto.
Minnesota Partners to End Hunger
Hunger Solutions
http://www.hungersolutions.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/new-peh.pdf
 CommunityAction Partnershipof SuburbanHennepin
 CapitolHillAssociates
 CEAP
 Children’sDefenseFund
 Departmentof HumanServices
 EaganResourceCenter
 TheFoodGroup
 General Mills
 GreaterTwinCitiesUnitedWay
 HungerFreeMN
 HungerSolutionsMinnesota
 JuniorLeagueof St. Paul
 Loaves & Fishes
 Mazon, A JewishResponseto Hunger
 MetroMealsonWheels
 Mid-Minnes0taLegalServicesAdvocacyProject
 MinnesotaAcademyof NutritionandDietetics
 MinnesotaFarmersUnion
 MinnesotaFoodShare
 Minnesota HungerInitiative
 MinnesotaSchoolNutritionAssociation
 MoveMN
 NeighborhoodHouse

2.  SecondHarvest Heartland
 Store to Door
The Garden Gleaning Project
A collaborative effortof numerousnonprofitsworkingtobuildrelationshipsbetweengardenersand
foodshelvestoimprove healthyfoodaccess. The GardenGleaningProjectishousedatThe Minnesota
Project,butthe projectisalso guidedbyEmergencyFoodshelf Network,MinnesotaFoodshare,
HennepinCountyHumanPublicHealthDepartmentandour7 partnerfoodshelves.Eachfoodshelf is
beingsupportedbyaNeighborhoodCoordinatorthatworkstobuildrelationshipsintheircommunities
betweentheirfoodshelf andnearbycommunityandhome gardeners.Since2011, the program has
deliverednearly80,000 poundsof freshfruitsandvegetablestoourpartner foodshelves.
 Waite House – South Minneapolis
 Little Kitchen – NE Minneapolis
 CEAP – Brooklyn Park/Center
 STEP – St. Louis Park
 CAPI – South Minneapolis
 VEAP – Bloomington
 NorthPoint Health and Wellness, Inc. – North Minneapolis
Minneapolis Resources
Minneapolis Health Department Healthy Food Shelves
Public ServiceCenter,250 S. 4th Street, Room 510, Minneapolis,MN55415, health@minneapolismn.gov (612) 673-
2301
Food shelf Sites:
 Brian Coyle Center
 CAPI Asian FoodShelf
 CommunityEmergencyService
 GoodWorks FoodShelf
 Little KitchenFoodShelf
 NewCreationBaptist Church
 North Point Health& Wellness
 Pilgrim RestBaptist Church
 SabathaniCommunityCenter
 Salvation Army (various Minneapolislocations)
 SecondHelpingFoodShelf(FOCUSMinnesota)
 SeniorFoodShelf
 Waite House
Partners:
 MNFoodShare
 University of MinnesotaExtensionSNAP-Education
 SecondHarvest Heartland
 TheFoodGroup
Hennepin County Medical Center Food Shelf
http://www.thefoodshelf.com/

3. Pillsbury United Communities
We offer nutritiouspackagesoffood for youth and familiesinneed.Onceafamilysignsup, they cancounton
receivinga certainamountoffood eachmonth.
 BrianCoyle Centerfood shelf
 Camden NeighborhoodCenter
 OakPark Centerfood pantry
 PillsburyHouse+ Theatre
 Waite Housefood shelf
Food Pantries.org
 Al-MaauunFoodShelf
 Aliveness Project
 BrianCoyle Center
 Calvary LutheranChurch
 Careand ShareMinneapolis
 Catholic CharitiesBranchIFoodShelf
 Catholic CharitiesBranchII FoodShelf
 Centerfor Asians and Pacific IslandersCapiFoodShelf
 CentralLutheranCommunityMeals
 CentroFoodShelf
 Christ EnglishLutheranChurch
 CommunityEmergencyServiceCES FoodShelf
 Divisionof IndianWork
 East Side NeighborhoodService
 First CommunityMinistries
 Foodfor Life GreaterLakeCountry FoodShelf
 GlendaleFoodShelf
 GrovelandEmergencyFoodShelf
 HennepinAvenue UnitedMethodist
 HopeLutheranChurch
 Horizons Unlimited-DIWFoodShelf
 Houseof Charity
 IncarnationChurchFoodShelf
 Joyce UptownFoodShelf
 Little Brothers-Friendsofthe Elderly
 Little KitchenFoodShelf
 Loaves and FishesCathedralofSt. Mark
 Loaves and FishesHolyRosaryChurch
 Loaves and FishesRiver of Life LutheranChurch
 Loaves and FishesSt. Stephen’sChurch
 MasjidanNur
 MinnehahaFoodShelf
 NorthpointHealthandWellness CenterFoodShelf
 Oasisof Love
 Pastor Pauls MissionGroceryShelf
 PeopleServing People
 SabathaniCommunityCenterFoodShelf
 Salvation Army FoodShelf CenterCity

4.  Salvation Army FoodShelf Central
 Salvation Army FoodShelf HarborLights
 Salvation Army FoodShelf North
 Salvation Army FoodShelf South
 SeniorFoodShelf
 ShilohTemple
 SimpsonFoodShelf
 SomaliFoodShelf
 TeamstersHelpingTeamstersFoodShelf
 Waite HouseFoodShelf
 Wesley UnitedMethodistChurch
Minneapolis Food Pantries, Soup Kitchens & Food Banks
http://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/cgi-bin/id/cityfoodbanks.cgi?city=Minneapolis&state=MN
 Diversified InternationalCommunity
 Farefor All
 GoodWorks FoodShelf
 GreaterLake CountryFoodBank
 Keystone CommunityServices-University
 ManaLifeLineInc.
 SupplementalEnterprisesInc.
Need Help Paying Bills
http://www.needhelppayingbills.com/html/hennepin_county_food_pantries.html
 NewCreationBaptist Church
 EmergencyLatinoFoodShelf
 EmergencyFoodshelfNetwork, Inc.– EFN
 MessiahLutheranChurch -Minneapolis
 Plymouth CongregationalChurch
 SharingandCaringHands
Support your Local Food Shelf
 Donatehealthyitemslike fresh fruits and veggies, wholegrains,low-fat/sodium/sugarcannedorprepared
goods,and 100%fruit juice.
 Host a healthyfood drive at your school,placeofworship,or neighborhoodevent.
 Makea financialdonationtohelpfoodshelf staff purchasehealthyitemsat wholesaleprices.