2019

Emily Emergency Food Shelf

Year: 2019
Location: Emily, MN
Type: Hunger and Homeless
Amount: $961
for shelving units to better display healthy food options and provide a more sanitary environment.

Launch Ministry

Year: 2019
Location: Chaska, MN
Type: Hunger and Homeless
Amount: $5000
for amenities to provide clients with additional services and better meals throughout the week.

Rivers of Hope

Year: 2019
Location: Monticello, MN
Type: Hunger and Homeless
Amount: $1500
for emergency shelter packets with motel vouchers and resources for individuals escaping domestic violence when shelter is unavailable.

The Open Door

Year: 2019
Location: Eagan, MN
Type: Hunger and Homeless
Amount: $3740
for two new commercial sinks to be able to provide more fresh produce to individuals facing food insecurity in Dakota County.

ACBC Food Shelf

Year: 2019
Location: Anoka, MN
Type: Hunger and Homeless
Amount: $2642
for empowerment coats, hand and feet warmers, and wool socks to help individuals experiencing homelessness get through the cold winter months.

Evergreen Youth & Family Services, Inc.

Year: 2019
Location: Bemidji, MN
Type: Education
Amount: $3000
to provide essential school supplies and tools to youth experiencing homelessness.

Loaves and Fishes

Year: 2019
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Type: Hunger and Homeless
Amount: $6500
for a new pallet truck to help create a more efficient process for weighing food, while being able to provide more meals to individuals on the streets.

Rochester Public Schools

Year: 2019
Location: Rochester, MN
Type: Education
Amount: $3000
to provide basic need items such as hygiene products and bus passes to students experiencing homelessness.

The Salvation Army of Rochester

Year: 2019
Location: Roseville, MN
Type: Hunger and Homeless
Amount: $4300
for refrigeration to be able to provide more nutritious meals and food options for people experiencing homelessness.

Advocates Against Domestic Abuse dba HOPE (Healing Opportunity Provided Equally)

Year: 2019
Location: Aitkin, MN
Type: Senior Homelessness
Amount: $3000
to establish a fund to assist domestic violence senior victims with housing and food needs.

Face to Face Health and Counseling, Inc.

Year: 2019
Location: St. Paul, MN
Type: Hunger and Homeless
Amount: $7000
for updated furniture to help create a comfortable and dignified space for homeless youth.

Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans

Year: 2019
Location: St. Paul, MN
Type: Senior Homelessness
Amount: $3000
to provide direct financial assistance to senior Veterans for security deposits or rent to prevent or end homelessness.

Ruth’s House of Hope, Inc.

Year: 2019
Location: Faribault, MN
Type: Hunger and Homeless
Amount: $3366
for two new freezers to be able to provide more food to families experiencing homelessness.

The Salvation Army Harbor Light Center

Year: 2019
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Type: Hunger and Homeless
Amount: $6531
for 92 mattresses to help provide a safe, clean, and comfortable living space for vulnerable adults experiencing homelessness.

Al Maa’uun

Year: 2019
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Type: Hunger and Homeless
Amount: $7000
to replace their main cooler needed to store perishable foods and carry out their various food programs.

Feeding Our Communities Partners

Year: 2019
Location: Mankato, MN
Type: Hunger and Homeless
Amount: $3796
for warehouse equipment that will increase efficiency, allowing for the expansion of program services and additional youth served.

Minnesota Engagement on Shelter and Housing (MESH)

Year: 2019
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Type: Senior Homelessness
Amount: $3000
for State-wide trainings that will build capacity & expertise of homeless service providers in MN to better assess, care for, and deliver services to senior citizens experiencing homelessness.

Safe Haven Shelter for Battered Women

Year: 2019
Location: Duluth, MN
Type: Education
Amount: $3000
to provide backpacks, school supplies, clothing and activity fees for the shelter's homeless students to be able to participate in important learning opportunities.

Thief River Falls Area Food Shelf

Year: 2019
Location: Thief River Falls, MN
Type: Hunger and Homeless
Amount: $5600
for a new refrigerator and freezer to increase client access to fresh produce and dairy.

Ascension Place, Inc. dba Haven Housing

Year: 2019
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Type: Hunger and Homeless
Amount: $1958
for a new energy efficient freezer to be able to accept more food donations and increase healthy food options for families at the shelter.