KICKING HUNGER TOGETHER

In 2025, Minnesota food shelves reported more than 9 million visits – 3 million of which were children, setting a record for the fourth consecutive year. Rising food costs, the impact of federal immigration enforcement, and changes to SNAP have driven this unprecedented demand. Additionally, when school is out, food shelf demand peaks while donations often dip to their lowest levels. 

OYH’s Summer Challenge bridges this gap by increasing awareness of local food shelves and harnessing the power of collective giving through matching grant opportunities. This financial aid assists food shelves in generating extra funds during the summer’s slower donation periods, enabling them to sustain their support for local communities. 

Last year, 83 food shelves from across Minnesota participated in the challenge, collectively raising $2.4 million to keep shelves stocked and Minnesotans fed!

Get Involved – Kicking Hunger Together!

Inspired by this summer’s World Cup, this year’s Summer Challenge theme is Kicking Hunger Together!

  • Follow OYH on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn to like, follow and share Summer Challenge updates, and join one of our virtual challenges!
  • Host a “Game Day BBQ” or “Scoring Meals for Families” event to collect food and/or monetary donations for a participating food shelf.
  • Create a World Cup Bracket competition. Winner donates entry fees to the food shelf of their choice.
  • Partner with Open Your Heart this July by donating to and increasing our $75,000 matching incentive.

Let’s Kick Hunger Together — Give a Gift Today.

Every dollar strengthens food shelves during the toughest months of the year.

Support the Summer Challenge

Want to Kick Hunger in your community this summer?

Participating food shelves can download everything you need to get started.

2026 Participating Food Shelves

To support a participating food shelf in your area, click a pin on the map below to visit their website. Note: Some food shelves may not have a website available.

360 Communities

360 Communities

ACBC Food Shelf

ACBC Food Shelf

Aliveness Project

Aliveness Project

Area Food Shelf of New Richland

Area Food Shelf of New Richland

Basic Needs Food Market

Basic Needs Food Market

Big Lake Community Food Shelf

Big Lake Community Food Shelf

Bountiful Basket Food Shelf

Bountiful Basket

CAER Food Shelf

CAER Food Shelf

CAP Agency Food Shelf

CAP Agency Food Shelf

Canby

Canby

Casa Maria Food Shelf

Casa Maria Food Shelf

Catholic Charities Emergency Services Food Shelf

Catholic Charities Emergency Services Food Shelf

Chippewa County Food Shelf

Chippewa County Food Shelf

Chum Food shelf

Chum Food shelf

Clearwater Clear Lake Food Shelf

Clearwater Clear Lake Food Shelf

Community Action Center Food Shelves

Community Action Center Food Shelves

Community Emergency Services

Community Emergency Services

CROSS Services

CROSS Services

ECHO Food Shelf

ECHO Food Shelf

Emergency Food Pantry

Emergency Food Pantry

Emily Food Shelf

Emily Food Shelf

Friends in Need Food Shelf

Friends in Need Food Shelf

Fruit of the Vine Food Shelf (Duluth)

Fruit of the Vine Food Shelf (Duluth)

Gather and Grow Food Shelf

Gather and Grow Food Shelf

Good in the 'Hood

Good in the ‘Hood

Hastings Family Services

Hastings Family Services

Hill City Area Food Shelf

Hugo Good Neighbors Food Shelf

Hugo Good Neighbors Food Shelf

Jericho Road Ministries

Jericho Road Ministries

Kandiyohi County Food Shelf

Kandiyohi County Food Shelf

Kasson Food Shelf

Kasson Food Shelf 

Keystone Community Services

Keystone Community Services

Koochiching County Food Access

Koochiching County Food Access

La Crescent Food Shelf

La Crescent Food Shelf

Lakes Area Food Shelf - Pequot Lakes

Lakes Area Food Shelf – Pequot Lakes

Lakes Area Food Shelf - Baxter

Lakes Area Food Shelf – Baxter

Manna Food Pantry

Manna Food Pantry

McLeod Emergency Food Shelf

McLeod Emergency Food Shelf

Meeker Area Food Shelf

Meeker Area Food Shelf

Mobile Loaves Twin Cities

Mobile Loaves Twin Cities

Monticello Help Center

Monticello Help Center

Neighborhood House Food Markets

Neighborhood House Food Markets

Neighbors, Inc.

Neighbors, Inc.

North Anoka County Emergency Food Shelf and Closet (NACE)

North Anoka County Emergency Food Shelf and Closet (NACE)

North-Suburban Emergency Assistance Response Inc. (NEAR Food Shelf)

North-Suburban Emergency Assistance Response Inc. (NEAR Food Shelf)

Open Cupboard

Open Cupboard

Pine River Area Food Shelf

Pine River Area Food Shelf

Pipestone County Food Shelf

Pipestone County Food Shelf

Plainview Elgin Area Food Shelf

Plainview Elgin Area Food Shelf

Prairie Five/Big Stone Lake Area Food Shelf

Prairie Five/Big Stone Lake Area Food Shelf

PRISM

PRISM

Ralph Reeder Food Shelf

Ralph Reeder Food Shelf

Red Wing Area Food Shelf

Red Wing Area Food Shelf

Roseau Area Food Shelf, Inc

Roseau Area Food Shelf, Inc

SACA Food Shelf

SACA Food Shelf

Semcac Rushford Food Shelf

Semcac Rushford Food Shelf

Springfield Area Food Shelf

Springfield Area Food Shelf

St. Peter Area Food Shelf

St. Peter Area Food Shelf

Swift County Food Shelf

Swift County Food Shelf

The Open Door

The Open Door

The Salvation Army, Cloquet Food Shelf

The Salvation Army, Cloquet Food Shelf

The Salvation Army, Duluth

The Salvation Army, Duluth

Valley Outreach

Valley Outreach

VEAP, Inc.

VEAP, Inc.

Wabasha Area Food Share

Wabasha Area Food Share

Walker Area Food Shelf

Walker Area Food Shelf

We Care Project

We care project

Welcome Pantry

Welcome Pantry

Western Communities Action Network (WeCAN)

Western Communities Action Network (WeCAN)

Westonka Community Food Shelf

Westonka Community Food Shelf

White Bear Area Food Shelf

White Bear Area Food Shelf

Winona Volunteer Services

Winona Volunteer Services

Twin Cities Metro

  • ACBC Food Shelf — PO Box 774; 2615 9th Ave N.; Anoka

  • Aliveness Project — 3808 Nicollet Ave; Minneapolis

  • Basic Needs Food Market — 8475 East Point Douglas Road; Cottage Grove

  • Big Lake Community Food Shelf — 160 Lake St. N.; Big Lake

  • Bountiful Basket Food Shelf — 1600 Bavaria Rd; Chaska

  • CAP Agency Food Shelf – 738 1st Ave East; Shakopee

  • Casa Maria –  7227 Penn Ave S; Richfield

  • CAER Food Shelf — 12621 Elk Lake Rd NW; Elk River

  • CROSS Services — 12915 Weinand Circle, PO Box 574; Rogers

  • Community Emergency Services — 1900 11th Ave S; Minneapolis

  • Friends In Need – 535 4th St.; St. Paul Park

  • Gather and Grow Food Shelf — 11 S Elm St; Waconia

  • Good in the ‘Hood — 7733 West River Road; Brooklyn Park

  • Hastings Family Service — 301 Second St E; Hastings

  • Hugo Good Neighbors Food Shelf — PO Box 373; Hugo

  • Keystone Community Services – 1800 University Avenue; St. Paul

  • Monticello Help Center — 224 West 3rd Street; Monticello

  • Mobile Loaves Twin Cities — 4537 3rd Ave S; Minneapolis

  • NEAR Food Shelf (North‑Suburban Emergency Assistance Response) — 5209 W. Broadway Avenue; Crystal

  • Neighbors, Inc. — 222 Grand Ave W; South St. Paul

  • NACE (North Anoka County Emergency Foodshelf and Closet) — 18511 Hwy 65 NE; East Bethel

  • Open Cupboard — 8264 4th St N; Oakdale

  • PRISM — 1220 Zane Ave N; Golden Valley

  • Ralph Reeder Food Shelf — 2544 Mounds View Blvd; Mounds View

  • SACA Food Shelf – 3905 California Street NE; Columbia Heights

  • The Open Door — 3000 Ames Crossing Rd. #100; Eagan

  • Valley Outreach — 1911 Curve Crest Blvd. W.; Stillwater

  • VEAP, Inc. — 9600 Aldrich Ave. S.; Bloomington

  • Western Communities Action Network (WeCAN) – 5213 Shoreline Drive; Mound

  • Westonka Community Food Shelf — 2124 Grandview Court; Mound

  • White Bear Area Food Shelf — 1884 Whitaker Street; White Bear Lake

  • 360 Communities — 501 E Highway 13 #112; Burnsville

North‑Central / Brainerd Lakes

  • Clearwater Clear Lake Food Shelf — 1159 County Road 75; Clearwater

  • Emergency Food Pantry — 1101 4th Ave N; Fargo, ND

  • Emily Emergency Food Shelf — 20948 Co Rd 1, P.O. Box 93; Emily

  • Hill City Area Food Shelf — PO Box 437; Hill City

  • Lakes Area Food Shelf — Baxter Location — 7837 Excelsior Rd; Baxter

  • Lakes Area Food Shelf — Pequot Lakes — 29316 Patriot Avenue; Pequot Lakes

  • Pine River Area Food Shelf — 245 Barclay Ave; Pine River

  • Walker Area Food Shelf — P.O. Box 1101; Walker

Northeast (Duluth / Arrowhead)

  • Chum Food Shelf — 120 N 1st Ave W; Duluth

  • Fruit of the Vine Food Shelf — 1533 West Arrowhead Road; Duluth

  • Koochiching County Food Access — PO Box 5; International Falls

  • The Salvation Army — Duluth — 215 S 27th Ave W; Duluth

  • The Salvation Army (Cloquet) — 316 Carlton Avenue; Cloque

West Central / Prairie

  • Chippewa County Food Shelf — 719 N 7th St; Montevideo

  • Kandiyohi County Food Shelf — 624 Pacific Ave SW; Willmar

  • McLeod Emergency Food Shelf — 719 13th Street East; Glencoe

  • Meeker County Emergency Food Shelf (Meeker Area Food Shelf) — 118 N. Sibley Ave.; Litchfield

  • Prairie Five / Big Stone Lake Area Food Shelf — 125 2nd St. NW; Ortonville

  • Roseau Area Food Shelf — PO Box 142; Roseau

  • Swift County Food Shelf — PO Box 321; 1214 Atlantic Ave; Benson

South / Southwest / Southern Border

  • Area Food Shelf of New Richland — PO Box 12; 101 S. Broadway; New Richland

  • Canby Food Shelf — 106 St. Olaf Ave N; Canby

  • Kasson Food Shelf — 105 S Mantorville Ave, PO Box 36; Kasson

  • Manna Food Pantry, Inc. — 230 Clary Street; Worthington

  • Pipestone County Food Shelf, Inc. — 205 2nd Street NW; Pipestone

  • Plainview Elgin Area Food Shelf — 25 East Main Street, PO Box 274; Elgin

  • Semcac Rushford Food Shelf — 113 E Jessie St; PO Box 549; Rushford

  • Springfield Area Food Shelf — 625 N. Jackson Street, Suite F, PO Box 15; Springfield

Southeast

  • Catholic Charities Emergency Services Food Shelf — 157 Roosevelt Rd, Suite 100; St. Cloud

  • Community Action Center — 1651 Jefferson Pkwy, HS‑200; Northfield

  • ECHO Food Shelf — 1014 S Front St; Mankato

  • La Crescent Food Shelf — 436 S. 6th St.; La Crescent

  • Red Wing Area Food Shelf — 1755 Old West Main Street; Red Wing

  • St. Peter Area Food Shelf — 201 B South Third Street; St. Peter

  • Wabasha Area Food Share — 611 Broadway Ave; Wabasha

  • Winona Volunteer Services – 402 East 2nd Street; Winon