Five Local Restaurants Compete for "Best Burger" And the Proceeds Benefit Neighbors, Inc. As part of his *ahem* journalistic duties, Adam Carter with Town Square TV, took the Food Fight journey and tried all five burgers from the participating restaurants (in just one day!) Check out his experience here: https://vimeo.com/121789383 Although we're not sure we would recommend [...]
So you want to be a hero and help Neighbors in our fight against hunger? Great! Here are some ways you can help out during the Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign: Tell your friends! Lots of people still have not heard about Minnesota FoodShare, and hearing about it from you will mean a lot. Plan a [...]
Seeking heroes, no superpowers required We love Spiderman because Peter Parker is a humble guy, elevated by supernatural circumstance to a superman. And instead of cowering from the responsibility to use his powers for good, he embraces his new destiny, and fights the good fight. But the truth is, we don’t need to be bitten [...]
Last week, I had the absolute pleasure of attending a School Summit of the leaders of many of the schools of South St Paul. We met at Angelo’s pizza. In attendance were 32 4th, 5th and 6th graders from Lincoln Center Elementary and Kaposia Education Center. The students were leaders from their classes, involved as [...]
Sometimes a shopper who is transitioning from living in a shelter to more independent living will come to the food shelf with a community advocate. The day Kevin, a shy young man, came to Neighbors, Inc. with his advocate, Pat, is especially memorable. Pat explained he was retired and a volunteer who visited Kevin about [...]
We were honored this weekend to have Nick Ferraro of the Pioneer Press do a piece on 40 Years of Heartwarming Stories at Neighbors. Please check it out. The photos were done by the PiPress' Scott Takushi and are wonderful as well. http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_26987774/neighbors-inc-have-its-story-told-thanks-grant
I saw a report recently about a research project that had been conducted by an organization called Food Research and Action Center (FRAC). The research undertook to find out what Americans know about the issue of hunger in our country, and how Americans think the problem should be dealt with. FRAC is the lead advocacy [...]
Neighbors, Inc. is looking for a Food Shelf Assistant at our facility in South St. Paul. We are a non-profit social service agency that serves northern Dakota County. Job requires managing volunteers, sorting and stocking food, placing food on shelves according to date and type, packing and assisting with grocery orders for clients, keeping food [...]
The Incomparable and Amazing Scott Andrews manages Neighbors' Food Shelf Scott writes a monthly piece about the needs in the Food Shelf. This month he told us about Eunice and clients and volunteers who are gluten intolerent. This week’s Neighbor Spotlight is Eunice. Eunice has some unique dietary needs. She has Celiac disease, which means [...]
The University of Saint Thomas has been very good to us this summer! Students who are learning about gardening and testing out effective methods have been bringing in produce weekly. This week they hit a record, In this picture you see 682 pounds of fresh garden produce! -Scott Andrews
Nancy, Giving Garden Donations Neighbors' Garden Party Thanks to Nancy Shepherd for once again opening her garden for her annual Garden Party! Each year, Nancy supports Neighbors Inc. by showing off her beautiful gardens. The 2014 Garden Party is Wednesday August 6 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Please bring a financial or food donation. We're [...]
On Sunday, we had the pleasure of having a group of Girl Scouts help collect and sort out food in the Food Shelf. They had so much energy, especially on a Sunday morning, and collected over 600 pounds of food for us. What a fun and inspirational way for these young kids to help the community. Thanks for [...]
A GIANT thank you to First Presbyterian Church!!! They dropped off 500 pre- assembled personal hygiene kits and a check for $436.85. Each kit include 2 rolls of toilet paper (which we were totally out of in the food shelf as of earlier this week), a comb, razor, toothbrush and toothpaste, deodorant, soap, shampoo and [...]
The happiness generosity creates...The Tale of the Lloyd’s Barbecue Ribs. In late February we received a call from a friend at Lloyd’s Barbecue offering to donate some ribs to our food shelf. “Some ribs” didn’t do it justice. Two days later we picked up three and a half skids, about 3,500 pounds. And less than [...]
The Food Shelf was Neighbors’ first program designed to help those in need in the south metro area. Neighbors’ Food Shelf opened its doors in 1972, and still continues to provide for the community forty years later. The Food Shelf provides food and hygiene products for about 330 families and individuals needing assistance each month. [...]