The meal programs continue throughout the summer months. Summer can be a tough time for food-insecure children. Nearly half a million children, ages birth to 18, are at risk of hunger in Minnesota. We wanted to remind our Minnesota Parent community about our area’s great free food resources.
Free Meals for Kids mobile app will help you locate meal sites and features other resources.
The app shows distance and directions to the nearest site for free meals at hundreds of Minnesota locations during summer school closures, as well as on weekends and during school breaks.
The app provides each site’s menu and hours.
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Serves residents of Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center and East Champlin
7051 Brooklyn Blvd. Brooklyn Center, MN 55429
763-566-9600
Food shelf, financial, and food assistance
Serves Hennepin County Residents, specifically immigrants, refugees, and US-born persons of color
5930 Brooklyn Blvd. Brooklyn Center, MN 55429
612-721-0122
Services: food shelf, employment, assist with SNAP and Mnsure
CAPHC (Community Action Partnership in Hennepin County)
Serves residents of Hennepin County
8800 Highway 7 suite 401, St. Louis Park, MN 55426
952-922-9639
Services: food support (SNAP) application assistance, other services include: housing, car repair support, counseling, energy assistance, financial literacy, tax assistance, and legal services
Serves residents of Rogers, Maple Grove, Osseo, Champlin (west), Corcoran, and Dayton
12915 Weinard Circle, Rogers, MN 55374
763-425-1050
Services: food shelf, clothing, financial and other services
Various locations
763-450-3880
Low cost food packages
Hennepin County Human Services
Various locations
612-596-1300
Services: food, financial, and medical assistance
651-486-9860
Map of Local Food resources
Food Shelf In-A-Box at Hennepin Technical College
Hennepin Technical College
9000 Brooklyn Blvd
Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Various locations
612-377-9810
Services: free hot meals
No Hassle Food Shelf for Youth –serves youth ages 12-21
Open Wednesday from 3:00PM-6:00PM
CEAP, 7051 Brooklyn Blvd., Brooklyn Center, MN 55429
763-566-9600
The Twin Cities Salvation Army serves daily hot meals at several of it’s centers. They stock eight food shelves and offer distributions of bakery and produce items. The food is free to anyone in need, no questions asked.
They serve hot meals at service centers in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Coon Rapids.
763-425-0517
Services: food, rent assistance, stores with reduced cost clothing and household items
525 N 7th St, Minneapolis, MN 55405
612-338-4650
Services: hot meals, food bags, clothing, shelter, beds, dental and medical services
Kids 18 and younger can get free meals and snacks all summer long at hundreds of places across Minnesota.
- There’s no charge to participate
- There’s no need to register in advance
- You don’t have to provide any personal information
- Sites are located at schools, libraries and community facilities
The USDA supports free summer meals for kids through its Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).
WIC (Women, Infants and Children)
6125 Shingle Creek Parkway, Brooklyn Center, MN
612-348-6100
https://www.hennepin.us/
Provides a grant for supplemental foods for eligible families with young children or infants
West African Family and Community Services (WAFCS)
7200 Brooklyn Blvd, Brooklyn Center, MN 55429
763-561-3042 ext. 117
Provides employment assistance and PC training, basic needs (culturally specific food and clothing), immigrants and legal services
