This summer, eight local schools will open their cafeterias for breakfast and lunch! Free for anyone 18 and under, reduced pricing is also available for adults accompanying children. Click the links below to find out where and when meals will be served: Summer Meals for Teens and Kids (English) Summer Meals for Teens and Kids [...]
It is with great excitement that I – Delbert the Duck – announce my campaign to bring awareness about some important issues facing our community! For those who don’t know me, I represent Neighbors, Inc., a local non-profit that provides emergency assistance programs to low-income members of northern Dakota County. This includes providing people with [...]
Summer is just around the corner and Neighbors has some great ways to help your neighbors in need. In addition to our year-round opportunities, there are three summer-specific programs that are currently looking for people to fill open spots, including: Spread the word during parades – Looking for a fun, family-friendly opportunity? Volunteers are needed [...]
Saturday, May 14, is the Stamp Out Hunger food drive. Each year across the country, mail carriers help their local food shelves by collecting food donations -- and all you have to do to participate is leave a bag or box of food next to your mailbox before your mail is delivered! Your mail carrier will pick [...]
Participating in the Great Neighbors' Food Fight? Don't forget that Sunday is the last day to get your burgers, and voting is open until April 1 at www.neighborsmn.org/event/great-neighbors-food-fight! Here's the last installment from our guest blogger. Matt, thanks for taking the time to share your Food Fight experiences! For my fifth and final stop on what [...]
Guest blogger Matt recently stopped in to the 5-8 Grill & Tap. Here's what he had to say about his visit: When I saw that the 5-8 Grill & Tap was on the Food Fight list, I anxiously anticipated my visit there for two reasons. First, I knew that the original 5-8 in Minneapolis is [...]
Check out the report from our guest blogger Matt's latest burger stop and don't forget -- March 20 is the last day to use those burger cards! For my next stop, I chose the Mississippi Pub, which is literally on the Old Miss itself in Inver Grove Heights, just across from the refinery. The restaurant [...]
It’s time for a different kind of food fight! Did you know that one in 10 Minnesotans doesn’t have enough food? Or that Neighbors’ food shelf serves about 550 people a month? Hunger is an issue in our community that can’t be ignored. Want to help? March is the perfect time to throw some food [...]
Check out the report from our guest blogger Matt's latest burger stop: For my next stop, I chose B-52 Burgers & Brew in Inver Grove Heights along -- you guessed it -- Highway 52. This place has a great atmosphere, with comfortable booths and many huge TVs along the walls. That might be part of the [...]
For many years, March in Minnesota has been designated as Minnesota FoodShare month. It is a time when nearly every food shelf in the state makes an all-out effort to raise as much food and money as possible in what turns out to be a rather heated competition among food shelves. We at Neighbors make [...]
The Great Neighbors’ Food Fight is underway and we’ve been hearing great things about the contenders battling for the “best burger” title! This year, Neighbors is excited to welcome guest blogger Matt McLagan, who will be providing a post-meal report as he visits each of the five participating restaurants. It’s a tough job, but someone’s [...]
Dine Out for a Cause The Great Neighbors' Food Fight is back for another round! Buy a Food Fight card for $25 and get five free burgers. Try all five delicious burgers from five different local restaurants and vote online for your favorite. Proceeds from the sale of Food Fight cards benefit Neighbors, Inc. We [...]
Class Raises Money, Selects and Wraps Gifts Recently, a first grade class at Lincoln Center Elementary School in South St. Paul took on a big challenge: collect enough money to buy presents for someone else. They were encouraged to earn money by doing extra chores around the house. The students would bring in their donation [...]
Someone once said that if you keep your shoulder to the wheel, your nose to the ground and your eyes on the horizon there is no end to what you can accomplish. (To which I can remember responding, “Now, try to work in that position!”) Business Excellence Awards- 2015Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce.Photographer: [...]
Providing Families with a Warm Meal & Memories on Thanksgiving Day Started by Bob and Dorothy Casper 33 years ago, the Cherokee Tavern and Casper family will once again host a free community Thanksgiving meal on Thursday, November 26th. The popular West St. Paul restaurant will be closed for business on Thanksgiving day and will [...]
Moving? Don't want to make space in your moving boxes with the food in your cupboard? You can donate it to a local food shelf through Move For Hunger. Recently, Neighbors, Inc. has been blessed to be the recipient of food donations from local moving companies who participate in the Move For Hunger program. Started in [...]
Do you have confidential documents and outdated technology clutter? You can dispose of it the responsible way AND help Neighbors, Inc. at the same time! Go Green For Halloween: Recycle Your Paper & Tech Event Saturday, October 31, 2015 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 100 BridgePoint Drive #120 South St. Paul, MN 55075 Free* electronic [...]
It was a wonderful day at the Duck Races today. Thank you to all our volunteers and everyone who came out to enjoy the great weather and all the fun. Race #1 Donald D. - 5-8 Grill & Tap gift certificate Kim O. - Drkula's bowling Elizabeth L. - Timberwolves donation box Race #2 Jenn [...]
About this time of year, we all go a little ducky around Neighbors as we get ready for our annual Fall event - the Great Neighbors’ Duck Races. Started eight years ago, this day of family-fun has become our signature community event. The “main” events (the duck race heats) will run every 15 minutes throughout [...]
Summer Meals Program The Summer Meals program, which serves hot food to children (up to 18 years old) at local schools, is in full swing. Find out what Summer Meals Program Coordinator, Jenna, had to say about it: "My experience has been rewarding. To see kids thrive after watching them eat and knowing their bellies are [...]