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Join us in making the holidays brighter for our Northland neighbors in need. For the third year in a row, Super One Foods has named us as their round-up campaign partner as part of their October “Bag Hunger” event throughout NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin.

From Friday, October 17 through Sunday, November 9, you can join our fight against hunger by donating $1, $3, $5 or simply rounding up your purchase at checkout at any participating Super One Foods locations. 

Every $1 donated ensures three meals for families, children, and seniors in our local Super One Foods communities.

Together with Super One Foods and generous customers like you, we’re bringing nutritious food and hope to the table this holiday season.  

Our Response to Community Needs

For over 40 years, your support has allowed us to be responsive to the hunger-relief needs of our neighbors. What started as an emergency response to the recessionary impact on workers in the mining and timber industries has now grown to a movement to end hunger in our 15-county region. As we strive to be responsive in the years ahead, we recently completed a Community Needs Assessment to learn from and with our neighbors.

As Kat, a paraprofessional from northern Cook County, shared with us, “Living in a remote location can be a challenge, especially with the nearest grocery store 35 miles away. I appreciate the kind volunteers and fresh foods like milk and fruit I receive at your Mobile Food Pantry Program.” While Kat shared that she appreciated our support, she said it’s extremely important for her community to provide for themselves—one of the many pieces of feedback we’re putting into action.

We’re now planning to build support and address hunger in rural and under-resourced communities. We plan to address barriers to food access like transportation, service hours, and stigma to ensure we continue to be responsive to the needs of neighbors like Kat.