Predictable, healthy food and welcoming experiences for all food shelf shoppers
A strength-based approach to efficient and effective hunger relief operations. Helping food shelves do better so that food insecure Minnesotans can do better.
With more than 375 food shelves serving over 3 million Minnesotans, our state’s hunger relief system is vast, complex and ever-changing. FFEN understands the complexities and challenges faced by food shelves and other hunger relief organizations. Reshaping the hunger relief sector is at the core of FFEN’s work. And while there is no one-size-fits-all approach, we have invested in developing tailored services and solutions to meet the unique needs of food shelves and the communities they serve. Learn more about how FFEN is supporting food shelves across Minnesota.
Food Shelf Services
Managing a food shelf is an art and science. We support food shelves to implement the most current best practices, through no-cost consultation and professional development opportunities.
Volunteer
FFEN engages skilled volunteers who share their expertise with the hunger relief sector, leveraging new solutions, skills, and additional capacity to improve local food access.
Donate
When you support FFEN, the impact you provide is exponentially greater than the dollar amount you give. Your gift is an investment in local communities and improved food access into the future.
FFEN’s impact
Our Reach
196
Food shelf connections (since 2013)
787,792
Food shelf shoppers reached (estimated annually)
61
Counties supported across Minnesota
$0.91
Amount of each dollar going to programs
Read the Latest News From FFEN
Changes Lead to Big Impacts at Salvation Army Hibbing
Well before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Salvation Army serving the Hibbing area in St. Louis County set their sights on making some changes to their food shelf. With their day-to-day operations confined to a small space, they initially reached out to FFEN in October...
Thank You – We Met Our Goal!
Thank you to all who made a gift for Give to the Max Day. Your generous support helped us exceed FFEN’s $70,000 goal! A large network of supporters made this possible: historical donors, new donors, volunteers, and food shelf leaders who have benefited from...
Give to the Max Day is Today!
Thank you to all of you who have already made a Give to the Max Day gift! We only have $13,000 more dollars to raise to reach our $70,000 goal. If you haven’t donated, NOW is the time to make the MAXimum impact for local food shelves responding to the...