Food Programs > Food Shelf In-A-Box
Feeding the hungry is one of our primary objectives. Sadly, however, many families in need are unable to attend a regular food shelf program due to a lack of transportation and/or an inability to find daycare for their children. Our Food Shelf-In-A-Box offers a practical and innovative means for us to provide easy access to much-needed groceries and other important support services.
Each month, during a designated date and time, Good in the ‘Hood delivers groceries to a local partner site with the following objectives:
- Offer easy access to essential groceries, basic resources, social engagement, support information and referrals in order to bring stability and much needed assistance for families in need.
- Establish host partner sites with businesses, schools, civic and/or religious organizations that are interested in leveraging their key assets, including facility and staffing, for the greater good of the community. This enables Good in the ‘Hood to bring a sustainable and cost-effective program that enhances the relational equity between our client guests and our local hosting partner.
- Provide our neighbors in need with a “client-choice” shopping model that places an emphasis upon healthy options such as protein, dairy and fresh produce
- Offer opportunities for volunteerism, social engagement and program leadership. We believe this is the key in order to promote personal dignity and help to foster a “Doing With” approach for the community rather than “Doing For” perspective.
This pop-up style program is designed to bring a monthly drop/delivery of essential groceries to each of our Food Shelf-In-A-Box hosting partners. It’s a quick, simple, and efficient model that allows for set up, hosting of a client-choice shopping distribution and clean-up within a 4-hour window of time.
Program Locations
Please see the site locations list below for specific site details and contact information.
Please note: During the November and December holidays our regular food distribution schedule is often changed. Please contact the respective host site leader or reach out to us at info@goodinthehood.org to receive any updates and information. Thank you and have a happy holiday season!
| Site Name | Address | Distribution Schedule | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at Briar Hills YMCA | Briar Hills Apartments 7025 Woodland Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55346 | 3rd Wednesday of the month from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Lashauna Franklin Lashauna.Franklin@ymcanorth.org |
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at Castle Elementary | Castle Elementary 6675 50th St. N Oakdale, MN 55128 | 1st Wednesday of the month from 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Andrea Nickelson anickelson@isd622.org |
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at Cowern Elementary | Cowern Elementary 2131 Margaret St North Saint Paul, MN 55109 | 3rd Wednesday of the month from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Sarah Kopp skopp2@isd622.org |
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at Creekside Gables | Creekside Gables 7601 Zane Ave North Brooklyn Park, MN 55443 | 4th Thursday of the month from 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | LuAnn Plohocky cgmanager@lanel.com |
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at Emma B Howe YMCA | Emma B Howe YMCA 2304 Jackson St. NE Minneapolis, MN 55418 | 4th Tuesday of the month from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Bri Warren bri.warren@ymcamn.org |
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at Folwell School | Folwell Community School 3611 20th Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55407 | 3rd Tuesday of the month from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Gabriel Rovaina Gabriel.rovainarivera@mpls.k12.mn.us |
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at Forty-Forty Flats | Forty-Forty Flats 4040 W 70th St Edina, MN 55435 | 3rd Tuesday of the month from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Abby Peterson abbypeterson@ecumen.org |
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at Hennepin Technical College Eden Prairie | Hennepin Technical College Eden Prairie Campus 13100 College View Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55347 | 1st Tuesday of the month from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Stephen Harper Stephen.harper@hennepintech.edu |
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at Harmony Learning Center | Harmony Learning Center 1961 County Road C East Maplewood, MN 55019 | 3rd Tuesday of the month from 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Scott Helland shelland@isd622.org |
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at Hmong Int’l Academy | Hmong International Academy 1501 30th Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55411 | 3rd Thursday of the month from 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Gao Xiong Gao.Xiong@mpls.k12.mn.us |
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at Macedonia | Macedonia Baptist Church 3801 1st Ave South Minneapolis, MN 55409 | 4th Wednesday of the month from 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Annie Wade fsiab.mbc@gmail.com |
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at Madison | Warehouse 15400 28th Ave N Suite 100 Plymouth, MN 55447 | Mobile. No scheduled onsite distributions. | Reverend Jamie Morrison jamie@goodinthehood.org |
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at Maple Pond Homes YMCA | Maple Pond Homes 1854 Beebe Rd Maplewood, MN 55109 | 1st Monday and 1st Wednesday of month from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Nichol Smith nichol.smith@ymcamn.org |
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at MNIC Unity | MN Internship Center (MNIC) 2201 Girard Ave N Minneapolis, MN 55411 | 3rd Wednesday of the month from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Jamie Brooks Jbrooks@Mnic.org |
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at Minnetonka Heights Apt YMCA | Minnetonka Heights Apartments 5809 County Road 101 Minnetonka, MN 55345 | 2nd Wednesday of the month from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Lashauna Franklin Lashauna.Franklin@ymcanorth.org |
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at Montreal Courts YMCA | Montreal Courts 396 Labore Rd Little Canada, MN 55117 | 3rd Monday of the month from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Raquel Gillen-Vaughn raquel.gillen-vaughn@ymcamn.org |
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at Nokomis East | Crosstown Covenant Church 5540 30th Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55417 | 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Polly Inestroza polly@crosstowncovenant.org John Jacobi pastorjohn@crosstowncovenant.org |
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at The Gathering | The Gathering 3620 43rd Ave N Robbinsdale, MN 55422 | 4th Thursday of the month from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Pastor Tabi Horne tabi@thegathering.com |
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at The Hillock | The Hillock 4440 Snelling Ave Minneapolis, MN 55406 | 2nd Wednesday of the month from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Shearise Jetoh shearisejetoh@ecumen.org Michael Richards MichaelRichards@ecumen.org |
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at Tommie Shelf Minneapolis | University of St. Thomas-Minneapolis Campus. 1000 Lasalle Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55403 | 3rd Wednesday of the month from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Angela Mendez tommieshelf@stthomas.edu |
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at True Vine New Bethel | True Vine New Bethel Missionary Church 2639 Thomas Ave N Minneapolis, MN 55411 | 3rd Wednesday of the month from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Victoria Dooley vrjohnson67@yahoo.com |
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at Universal Christian Ministries | Universal Christian Ministries 997 Raymond Ave Saint Paul, MN 55114 | 2nd Wednesday of the month from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Brenda Uwera brenda_uwera@yahoo.com |
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at UNW | University of Northwestern 3003 Snelling Ave N Room G222 (Billy Graham Community Life Commons) Roseville, MN 55113 | Pantry open on Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Kayla S. Hoye kshoye@unwsp.edu |
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at Weaver Elementary | Weaver Elementary School 2135 Birmingham Street Maplewood, MN 55019 | 3rd Wednesday of the month from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Annie Hodges ahodges@isd622.org |
| Food Shelf In-A-Box at Zanewood | Zanewood Recreation Center 7100 Zane Ave N Brooklyn Park,, MN 55429 | 2nd Tuesday of the month from 12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Pam McBride pam.McBride@brooklynpark.org |
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