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Drop-In Center - HOPE 4 Youth

Provides basic needs such as hot meals, grab and go foods, clothing, laundry facilities, a shower, and more. Additionally, gives access to case managers on-site to help connect youth to education, employment opportunities, health and wellness programs, stable housing, and more. Also provides a 12-unit transitional housing facility in Coon Rapids that offers supportive services to young people who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness.

What's Here

Soup Kitchens
Homeless Drop In Centers
Housing Search Assistance
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Homeless Youth
Community Clinics
Navigator Programs
Homelessness Prevention Programs
Case/Care Management
Housing Related Coordinated Entry
Food Pantries
Transitional Housing/Shelter

Community Meals - Loaves and Fishes Community - Duluth

Daily dinner served at the Olive Branch House and Dorothy Day House

What's Here

Soup Kitchens

Drop-In Youth Center - Life House - Duluth

A safe, adult-supervised place for youth ages 14-24 to socialize. Access to basic needs such as: - Clothing - Hygiene supplies - Laundry - Meals - Showers - Storage lockers Offering daily: - Activities - Independent living skills classes - Support groups

What's Here

At Risk Youth
Homeless Drop In Centers
General Clothing Provision
Personal/Grooming Supplies
Youth Centers
Public Showers/Baths
Youth
Homeless Youth
Laundry Facilities
Youth Enrichment Programs
Baggage Check Facilities
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Soup Kitchens
Youth/Student Support Groups

Community Kitchen - Damiano Center

Provides free meals to anyone in need. Also provides day-old bakery products and produce for people to take home when available.

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Soup Kitchens

Community Meal - Resurrection United Methodist Church

Provides a community meal.

What's Here

Soup Kitchens
Methodist Community

Saint Paul Payne Avenue Social Service Office - Salvation Army Twin Cities Social Services

- Case management services for families who request budget management, personal counseling and other long-term professional services. - Community Center: 651-776-8169. Provides a variety of programs for all ages designed to meet physical, emotional, educational and spiritual needs including group club activities, summer day camping, senior citizen programs, athletics, arts and crafts, music and drama, preschool program, teen counseling, gymnasium, after school programs, etc. - Fresh food distribution of bread, produce, baked goods, and more is available to anyone. Distribution takes place using a lottery system. - Financial assistance, when funds are available, for rent, deposit, mortgage, utility bill assistance (excluding water bills), some transportation, emergency and supplemental food, and other special needs on a case by case basis. Applications are taken starting on the 1st of each month (or the next business day). Only a limited number of applications are taken, so applications may only be available on or for a few days after the 1st. Call for rent availability; application availability may vary. - Food shelf some Asian and East African specialty food products may be available. - Food Support application assistance - Lunch served Monday - Friday - Seasonal services: Family Camp, free yearly Phone Home Project, and emergency disaster services - Vouchers for clothing (single adults only), bedding and kitchen items available through Alley Shoppe. Not available during summer when Alley Shoppe is closed. ??- Youth food shelf

What's Here

Mortgage Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Clothing Vouchers
Rent Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Fresh Food
Food Pantries
Kitchenware
Bedding/Linen
Soup Kitchens
Food Stamps/SNAP Applications
Food Donation Programs
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Neighborhood Multipurpose Centers

Food Centre and Shelf of Hope Food Shelf - Agate Housing and Services

- Food Centre: Provides a free meal program everyday serving lunch - Food Shelf: Provides a food shelf once a week that offers one bag of groceries

What's Here

Soup Kitchens
Food Pantries

Community Meal - Community Resource Center of Saint Andrew's Lutheran Church

Provides a free home-cooked meal for the community

What's Here

Soup Kitchens

Bread Shelf, Summer Lunch, and Free Dinner Programs - Salvation Army - Virginia

- Bread shelf offers a wide range of groceries. Food boxes may include shelf-stable pantry items, breads, cereals, meat and other household necessities. On occasion, fresh produce is also made available. - Free dinner hot meals served; Children should be accompanied by an adult - Summer lunch program for kids only

What's Here

Summer Food Service Programs
Food Pantries
Soup Kitchens

Saturday Noon Meal Program - Christ United Methodist Church

Provides a hot meal for those in need in the community. A Little Free Pantry available outside of the church building.

What's Here

Community Fridges/Food Cabinets
Soup Kitchens

Community Services - First Lutheran Church - Detroit Lakes

Programs including: - Abundant Grace garden - Alcoholics anonymous support groups - Al Anon support groups - Emergency Homeless Shelter assistance - Helping Hands minor home repair assistance - Wednesday night meal with suggested donation

What's Here

Alcohol Use Disorder
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Alcohol Use Disorder Support Groups
Families/Friends of Individuals With an Alcohol Use Disorder Support Groups
Soup Kitchens

Drop In Center - CHUM - Duluth

An informal drop-in center providing: - Advocacy for residents who are unable to show documentation of an address or photo ID - Breakfast meals, coffee, and snacks - Community room for events, recreation, and relaxation - Day shelter - Form assistance when applying for SSI applications or appeals and finding housing and applying for housing - Health and wellness clinic for health screenings and health care provider referrals - Laundry facilities, internet access, local phone use, and voicemail services - Lockers for shelter residents to use for storage - Referral to community resources - Showers

What's Here

Housing Search Assistance
Public Internet Access Sites
Laundry Facilities
Individual Advocacy
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Community Voicemail
Public Showers/Baths
Health Care Referrals
Soup Kitchens
Community Clinics
Homeless Drop In Centers
Homeless People
Baggage Check Facilities
Specialized Information and Referral
General Benefits and Services Assistance

Free Community Meal - Forest Hills United Methodist Church

Provides a free hot meal for the church and wider community of Forest Lake during the academic school year. No meals are served during the summer.

What's Here

Soup Kitchens

Drop-In Center - Solutions Behavioral Healthcare Professionals - Alexandria

A safe and supportive place for adults with mental illnesses to meet, get support, work on acquiring and developing important skills, and socialize. The Center hosts a variety of meetings and activities, including formal and informal group meetings, Certified Peer Support Specialist Services, and scheduled activities. Various social, including: - Computers with internet access - Free snacks and beverages are available at the Center - Lunches at the Center - Media supplies - Mental health resources - Monthly recreational outings, such as to movies, restaurants, museums, bowling

What's Here

Soup Kitchens
Mental Health Drop In Centers
Public Internet Access Sites
Public Access Computers/Tools

Community Meal and Spiritual Counseling - Central Lutheran Church

Provides a free meal to anyone. Worship service and spiritual counseling available for any participant. Attendance is not required to participate in meal or Free Store.

What's Here

Faith Based Counseling
Homeless Drop In Centers
Soup Kitchens
Religious Activities

Free Meals - Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities

Provides free breakfast, lunch, and dinner throughout the year. Women may receive a free bagged meal during mealtimes, though it must be consumed off site.

What's Here

Soup Kitchens

Food Services - Sharing and Caring Hands

Provides a hot meal and a food line with bags of boxed and canned pantry items

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Soup Kitchens
Food Lines

Community Meal - Deer River - Community Cafe

- Provides a free community meal - Free transportation available for those in Deer River through The Silverline Bus at (218)246-2909 between 8 am - 4 pm on Monday - Thursday, the day of the meal. Provided free for people living in town, courtesy of Deer River Health Care Center - To Volunteer email [email protected] - To purchase food for the cafe, mail your tax-deductible donation to PO Box 5192 Grand Rapids, 55744 - Consider a monetary gift in any amount to the cafe. How far can your donation go? $20.00 can provide 10 people a hot, nutritious meal $50.00 could help one person eat for four months $100.00 may feed 50 hungry children $250.00 can help a family go without hunger through the winter months Everyone will benefit from your thoughtfulness Door #9 for entrance.

What's Here

Meal Preparation/Serving Volunteer Opportunities
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Soup Kitchens

Third Sunday Meal - Plymouth Congregational Church

Provides a meal on the third Sunday of each month within in the Plymouth Congregational Church. The event consists of a warm meal, conversation, and essential items such as soap, toothpaste, socks, and other necessities.

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Soup Kitchens

Community Supper - Bethel Church - Owatonna

Provides a free weekly community supper meal with in-person dining or drive-up options

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Soup Kitchens

Emergency Assistance - Society of Vincent de Paul - Owatonna

Assistance with: - Food vouchers - Gas vouchers - Limited car repair assistance with a documented estimate - Rent assistance - Utility assistance (electric, gas, and water) A free meal is served on Tuesday nights at the parish.

What's Here

Food Vouchers
Gas Money
Water Service Payment Assistance
Soup Kitchens
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance

Saint John's Gathering Place - Saint John's Lutheran Church - Chaska

- Provides a weekly meal - Meals are available for pick-up only

What's Here

Soup Kitchens

Meal Program - Aliveness Project, The

On-site hot meal program for individuals living with HIV/AIDS

What's Here

Soup Kitchens

Food Distribution and Community Meal - Lutheran Church of the Ascension

Provides free food distribution and community meals

What's Here

Food Pantries
Soup Kitchens

Kitchen Bus - Sisters' Camelot

Provides a bus named Bluebird that is equipped with a whole foods kitchen that serves free meals 2 - 3 days every week at random locations throughout the Twin Cities metro area. Also provides a learning environment for people to experience the preparation of unfamiliar foods.

What's Here

Soup Kitchens

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