Social Services, Food and Holiday Supports

VEAP Food Pantry
Monday-Friday
Call for an appointment  952-888-9616  x100
Intake Hours: Mon-Fri 9 AM-4:30 PM

Everyone is welcome. No income requirements.

Food Pantry visitors are welcome twice a month. During your visit, you will select from shelf-stable items (like pasta, cereals, canned goods, etc.) as well as meat, dairy, fresh vegetables, fruit and bread. VEAP also provides household items like shampoo, toilet paper, diapers, pet food and more. If you have dietary restrictions, we will try to make every effort to meet your needs. Our inventory is always changing at VEAP, so we cannot promise access to specific items, but we will always try our best to meet your needs.

*If transportation is a barrier, ask about food delivery or a ride home from the pantry.

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VEAP’s mobile food pantry allows brings fresh produce and other healthy foods directly to people in our service area. Absolutely everyone is welcome to receive food from the mobile pantry!

Every Friday: 

Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center
8201 Park Avenue South

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. or until food runs out. It is best to arrive early, as we tend to run out of items before 2:00 p.m! If you need additional food, call VEAP at 952-888-9616.

Important parking notification: participants who are not attending prayer or other worship services at DAF are asked to park on the street. Thank you for your cooperation!

Saturdays: 
St. Nicks Episcopal Church
7227 Penn Ave S, Richfield

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. or until food runs out. It is best to arrive early, as we tend to run out of items before 3:00 p.m.

View other Mobile Pantry sites.

Crosstown Meals on Wheels
https://www.crosstownmow.com/
612-990-5398
612-623-3363 Sign-up

Meals for residents of Edina, Richfield & Southwest. Call Metro Meals on Wheels at 612-623-3363 to start the initial program Sign Up.  Serving seniors and other in need. 

Hot meals are delivered on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Clients need to be home to receive the meals between 11 am and 1 pm. We are also able to provide frozen meals for the remaining days of the week.

Cancelling delivers is an option for a single day, time period,  or on hold. 

• Sanneh Foundation program – Multiple locations throughout the metro
• Nativity of Mary - 2nd & 4th Saturday  9:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m.
  9900 Lyndale Ave S, Bloomington

• Food Shelf-In-A-Box at Forty-Forty Flats Apartments
  • 3rd Tuesday of each month: 1:00pm–3:00pm
  • 4040 W 70th St, Edina MN 55435
• Food Shelf-In-A Box at Briar Hills Apartments
  • 3rd Wednesday of each month: 2:00pm-4:00pm
  • 7025 Woodland Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55346

• Crosstown Covenant Church
  • 5540 30 Ave S.  Minneapolis
  • 2 & 4 Wednesday of the Month 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

• 1st and 3rd Tuesday of month from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Cedar Valley Church
• Hot Meal and 1 week of food
• 8600 Bloomington Ave S,  Bloomington, MN 55425

• Every Wednesday/Thursday from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
• Hot Meal and 1 week of food
  • Sanctuary Covenant Church
  • 710 W. Broadway, Minneapolis, MN 55411

Crosstown Meals on Wheels
612-990-5398  
612-623-3363 - new clients/intake line
6100 Normandale Rd, Edina, MN 55436
crosstownmow@gmail.com 
https://www.crosstownmow.com/

Home Delivered Meals. Meals prepared and delivered to your door by community volunteers.

Senior Nutrition
612-812-9149
Richfield Community Center
7000 Nicollet Ave S, Richfield, MN 55423
https://www.voamnwi.org/senior-nutrition

We provide hot and nutritious meals at all of our dining sites and also frozen meals at our three traditional sites, Richfield, Blaine, and Anoka. Ages 60+ Please contact the specific site where you would like to dine three days prior to the day you wish to attend. We ask that participants contribute $5 per meal as their finances allow. Richfield location serves Mon-Thurs.

Food Pantries - shop local for free groceries

• VEAP 952-888-9616 9600 Aldrich Ave S Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. Call for Appointment
• Food In the Hood 612-217-4003 Cedar Valley Church 8600 Bloomington Ave S 1st & 3rd Tuesday 5 p.m.- 7 p.m. No appointment
• CAPI’s Food Shelf 612-721-0122 6064 Shingle Creek Pkwy Tues. 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Wed./Thurs. 9-12/ 1-4 Limited to 40 per day, call to verify openings
• Harvest from the Heart 612-822-2101 Church of Incarnation 3817 Pleasant Ave S Tuesday - Friday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. No appointment

Go to RentHelpHennepin to see if you are eligible for rent assistance. There will be a pre-screen questionnaire to see if you may be eligible for rent assistance 

• More information on Eviction Prevention
  https://www.hennepincounty.gov/services/assistance/housing/eviction-prevention
•  If you don’t quality for RentHelpHennepin then you should apply for  Economic Supports:  
  https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/
  612-596-1900

Many agencies will require you to get a denial letter from Hennepin County prior to applying for their services.  The link above will get you to the application for Hennepin County. You can apply for multiple areas of assistance all in one general application. (Rent, Cash, Child Care, Food-SNAP)

https://www.hennepincounty.gov/services/assistance/emergency-short-term-help

South Minneapolis Salvation Army
612-721-1513

Call to learn about rent help.

https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/northern/SouthMinneapolis/programs-and-services/

Veterans who live in Hennepin County can get assistance from a Veterans Services Representative to access federal, state and county benefits you've earned. 

• Complete an online intake form
• Email vetservices@hennepin.us
• Call 612-348-3300 and leave a voicemail

https://www.trchennepin.com/
612-767-9737

https://homelinemn.org/
612-728-5767
Para Español, llame al 612-255-8870
Af- Soomaali wac 612-255-8860
Hais lus Hmoob, Hu 612-255-7104

HOME Line can help with questions and problems such as:

• Repairs
• Emergency repairs:
  Water Loss-Loss of Heating-Flood
• Evictions
• Security Deposits
• Bed bugs and other infestations
• The Landlord enters without notice
• Foreclosure

Tenant/landlord law advice and problem-solving includes:

• Explanations of applicable laws
• Procedures for legal options available to tenants
• Providing form letters, fact sheets, excerpts from statutes, or other written information
• Referrals to local housing inspectors, sources of emergency assistance, etc.

The hotline is free and available to all tenants, regardless of income.

https://www.cmrsmn.org/
763-561-0033
helping resolve conflict and repair harm

• Mediation
• Restorative Practices
• Housing Stability Mediation
   

https://crcminnesota.org/

612-445-7973 - housing mediation team

https://communitymediationmn.org/ 
1-833-266-2663

StartAnew - Youth Holiday Gift Shop
Address: Faith Deliverance Holiness Church, 1116 Morgan Avenue North, Minneapolis, 55411
Phone: (612)223-1305
Serves: Anyone Eligibility: Youth ages 3 - 18 -
Intake: Apply https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScY6v5E1Ap5e2vdSgBg6FBdPRJa5mxyEGSLwQHOa1Ci5INd9w/viewform
Fees: $1 donation per child
Distribution: December 19 and 20, Date and time will be provided after registration.
Description: Each child can pick gifts for each member of his/her immediate family

MOTHERS - Toys for Tots Program

• Email: MOTHERSMINNESOTA@gmail.com
• Phone: (651)399-0419
• Serves: Open to all
• Registration: Oct 31 until full
• Intake: Register by email. Provide the parent first and last name, address, phone number, county the family lives in, age and gender of the child, and what the child will like.
• Distribution: Families will receive a follow-up update with a pick-up time and location
• Description: Provides a holiday toys for tot program

We're Doing Our Own Thing WDO2T
3800 American Boulevard West, Suite 1500-8042
Phone: (844)210-9100
Serves: Open to all
Eligibility: Families with children who are low income ages 18 and under
Registration: Deadline to register is Monday, December 1, 2025  Intake: Visit website to follow the pre-registration link for Minnesota at https://www.wdo2t.org/
Documents: Provide information for the parent's name, child's name, age, and gender
Distribution: Information will be provided once registered and approved for toy pick up
 

#YouMatter Minnesota Inc.
Address: 13570 Grove Drive, Suite # 101 Maple Grove, MN 55311
Phone: (612)207-7885
Email: NisaaBN@YouMatterMinnesota.Org
Website: https://www.youmatterminnesota.org/
Serves: Open to all
Eligibility: Parents with children ages birth - 17
Registration: Now until November 22
Intake: Apply https://forms.gle/kguYMFzq3c19Viyq7
Documents: ID
Distribution: 12 noon - 5 pm Saturday December 20, location TBD
hennDescription: Provides toys for tots, refreshments, family photos, craft and activities, and gift wrapping

• 55435: Livea, WSH Accounting Firm, The Westin Edina Galleria,  Massage Envy
• 55436:  
• 55439: Jimmy Johns, Wooden Hill Brewing Company,  Minuteman Press Edina
• 55424: Edina Police Station
• Menards & Fleet Farms

Gifts for Seniors 

Faith Deliverance Holiness Church,
1116 Morgan Avenue North, Minneapolis, 55411
Phone: (612)223-1305
Serves: Anyone
Intake: Walk in
Distribution: 1:30 pm - 4:45 pm, December 25
Description: Christmas dinner meal

Thanksgiving Community Meal- Free
Attonement Lutheran Church, 601 E 98^th St, Bloomington MN
Thursday Nov. 27 11:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m. 
Call 952-881-9244 to reserve your spot

StartAnew - Faith Deliverance Holiness Church

Address: 1119 Morgan Avenue North, Minneapolis 55411
Distribution: Thursday, November 27, 2024, 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Serves: Open to all; no registration required
Description: Free Thanksgiving meal
Volunteers & donations needed: 612-223-1305