Agency News | October 2023

Feedback Requested: Agency Survey

Our work to end hunger in our Northland communities, together, is dependent on a collaborative partnership and person-centered approach. As we consider how to best align, we’d greatly appreciate your time in completing a brief agency survey. More than one person at your agency is able to participate and may help us secure an even greater perspective, more diverse feedback and ideas. It should only take a few moments and we’d sure appreciate your feedback as we consider our future work together. Thank you in advance!

Contact: Ashley Hall

More Information: Agency Satisfaction 2023 Survey

Big News: Join Us

We’ve got some big and exciting news to share with you, our important key stakeholders and partners. It’s news we are going to ask you to keep confidential until we are ready to release it to the public (thank you!). We entrust you with this important information and as such important partners in our work we can’t wait to tell you! Please join us Thursday, October 19, 2023, 1:00 p.m. or Friday, October 20, 2023, 10:00 a.m. as we see you and share our news in person.

Contact: Ashley Hall, Interim Program Director

More Information:  

Thursday, October 19

Friday, October 20

Minnesota: Program Funding

The Minnesota Food Shelf Program (MFSP) is a wonderful way to secure a stable support of funding for your food shelf and mobile food pantry programs. Often referred to as the “state grant” or the “spring or fall grant” this annual funding is available to 501 (c) 3 non-profit organizations and Tribal Nations who participate in The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). It’s a fairly simple process that can be completed on your desktop computer or mobile device (we recommend desktop). In preparation for your application, you’ll just need a financial contact, telephone and email address, tax identification and TEFAP number. The grant is due no later than 12:59 p.m. on Friday, October 6, 2023.

Contact: Ashley Hall, Interim Program Director

More Information: Minnesota Food Shelf Program (MFSP) Grant

Product Sourcing Update: October

We want to thank our Fresh Connect Agencies, rescuing food in your local communities and distributing these fresh, nutritious donations directly to the neighbors in need in your communities! Receipts from these collections are up 16% compared to the same period last year. 

We have received the opportunity to glean apples at a local Bayfield orchard due to the bountiful growing season.  We will be utilizing volunteers to glean, and after apples have been distributed in the local Bayfield/Ashland community, we are happy to share the bounty with the rest of our service area!

Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any other product sourcing needs.

Contact: Food Resource Developer

NEW Agency Relations Hours: Join Us

We’ve had some great discussions at our recent Agency Relations Office Hours. And now we’d like to take it to the next level. What topics are on our mind? What would be helpful to discuss with us and your peers? We want to enhance and strengthen our partnerships with you and hope that this will be a helpful catalyst. As a reminder, office hours are available to all of our partners throughout NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin. There’s no obligation to stay for the entire hour. Feel free to pop in and join the conversation. We hope to see you on Zoom for our next one on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 1:00-2:00 p.m.

Contact: Agency Relations Coordinator

More information: Join Office Hours (Zoom)

Our Schedule

We will be closed:

• Monday, October 9, 2023 - In observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day
• Friday, October 27, 2023 – For inventory

Standing Milk/Egg Order Pick-Ups:

Thursdays, 12:30–1:30 p.m.

Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank is the Northland's largest hunger-relief charity. Our mission is to feed the hungry of NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization recognized by the IRS, contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

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