Food/Comida
Local Food Resources (updated May 2024)
Local Food Resources
Basic Needs Food Market
free groceries 8476 E. Pt Douglas Rd, Cottage Grove M-F 11-6, Saturday 10-2 bring your own bag.
your own bag.
Open Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf
Free groceries
8264 Fourth Street North, Oakdale, MN00 651-233-1296
Monday – Friday 10:30 – 6:00 Sat 10:30-2:30
Drive up hours Thurdsay 2-5 Friday 10-2
Food Help Lines
Washington County 651-430-6688
Minnesota food helpline 888-711-1151
United Way 1-800-543-7709
Friends in Need Food Shelf
535 4th Street, St Paul Park, MN 55071
651-458-0730
Hours: Tuesday: 8am-4pm & Wednesday: 5:50pm-6:30pm call to make an appointment
or there is an online link to make an appointment online at finfoods.org The food shelf
services are for residents of Cottage Grove, St Paul Park, Newport, and Grey Cloud.
Call for an appointment so the food shelf can better service you.
Francis Basket formerly called Neighborhood House Food Shelf
Maynard Drive E, Unit #410 St Paul 651-699-0968 Monday 9-11:30, Tues & Wed 9-11:30 & 1-4
MORE Community Resources
96 Wheelock Parkway, St Paul, 651-487-2728, Free food Friday arrive by 9:00am
numbers drawn by
9:00am
Valley Outreach Food Shelf
1911 Curve Crest Blvd
Stillwater, MN 651-430-2739 Monday and Friday 9:30-12:30am Tuesday and Thursday
1:30-6:30pm drive up hours for bags of food. Call to make an appointment if you want to
shop inside.
YMCA
all YMCAs have free groceries for pick up Hastings all week bags outside
door 24hr Woodbury 8am-5pm Monday – Saturdays
Neighborhood House Food Market (Formerly Wellstone Food Market)
Go to
website for appointments and hours of operation “neighborhoodhousemn.org
Keystone Community Services Midway St Paul 651-917-3792 Call for information
St Stephanus Lutheran Church 739 Lafond Ave, St Paul 651-228-1486
3 rd Thursday of the month4-6pm drive up food boxes
Hancock Recreation Center,
1610 Hubbard Ave., St Paul Free meals to children
under 18 and also for 19 and over that are enrolled in an enrichment program.
River of Life Church 651-290-2348, Food Shelf 3 rd Saturday of month 11-1 Call to see
if this available; the room could be used for a conference. Then the food shelf will be
opened the following week.
Second Harvest Heartland
FREE MEALS PROGRAMS
St Matthews Church, 510 Hall Avenue, St Paul Monday- Friday 5-6pm
Our Redeem Lutheran Church, 1390 Larpenteur Ave, St Paul Wednesday 5:30-6:30
St Paul Opportunity Center, 422 Dorothy Day Place, St Paul Every Day 4:30-5:15
River Heights Vineyard Church, 6070 Cahill Ave East, Inver Grove Heights, Meals M-Th 5-6:30
Open Hands Midway, 436 Roy Street North, St Paul (In Bethlehem Lutheran Church)M&W 12-1
Salvation Army Citadel, 401 W 7 th St, St Paul, Wednesday 5:30-6:30
Salvation Army Eastside, 1019 Payne Ave, St Paul, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 11:45-12:45
(Food shelf Monday -Thursday 10-2 and Friday 11-3)
Zion Lutheran Church, 1697 Lafond Ave, St Paul, Thursday 1-3 (Meals and Groceries)
