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CAC Expands Service in Faribault Community
After its initial contact with FFEN in 2019, Community Action Center (CAC) in Rice County reached out once again when the COVID-19 pandemic compelled the need for increased, permanent food shelf support to augment mobile distribution and fill gaps in service within...
Christine Page, Community Engagement Manager
Name: Christine Page Title: Community Engagement Manager Share about your professional experience (and background)? My first work experience out of college was with a marketing agency in California that worked with all nonprofit clients. In many ways, this set the...
Minneapolis Food Shelf Takes It To Next Level
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Harvest from the Heart (Cosecha del Corazon) Food Shelf began to feel growing pains as the need increased for more culturally-specific foods accessible in a choice atmosphere. And through savvy connections with Second Harvest...
McLeod Food Shelf Grows Into New Space
In June 2021, FFEN was enlisted to help meet the challenges faced by the McLeod Food Shelf’s Glencoe location (one of two locations and a mobile unit) as they outgrew their space. Once the food shelf secured the new space for purchase, FFEN was tasked with consulting...
LAFS Optimizes a New Space
In 2014, the volunteer-run Lonsdale Area Food Shelf (LAFS) launched their relationship with FFEN as a way to address their equipment needs for increased protein and dairy offerings. Last year, they reached out once again when the food shelf was notified that they needed to relocate from their current home in Lonsdale. FFEN stepped in to consult on both selection and layout of new space.
Evolution of Rock County Food Shelf
Rock County Food Shelf in Luverne, Minnesota has continued to evolve to meet community needs since its founding. Originally created as a cupboard in 1983, it was expanded into a room in a church in 1998, and then became its own 501(c)3 nonprofit in 2015. In 2021, they...