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Members Cooperative Credit Union has been a partner in our hunger-relief work for over 16 years. They donate financial support to our BackPack and other local programs and their employees volunteer with us. In fact, they recently aligned a team-building experience with our work, packing boxes of fresh food for our neighbors impacted by hunger.

“Our board and team members at MCCU are pleased to provide volunteer and financial support to Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank. Your aim to provide nutritious food to those in need aligns perfectly with our mission to make our communities stronger, our employees happier, and our world better. We’re grateful for the work you do every day in support of our communities,” shares Members Cooperative Credit Union Staff and Board of Directors.

We’re so grateful for partners like Members Cooperative Credit Union who have helped ensure more than 77,100 meals for our neighbors throughout NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin.

Maria loves to cook food traditional to her family, including rice, beans and chicken, though Jaden, her 7-year-old son, said he loves it when his mom makes pasta.

Everything Maria receives at the food bank “helps so much,” she shares, and helps her make meals both she and Jaden love.  

During the school year Jaden gets free breakfast and lunch through his school meal program, but now that school is out for summer, he is at risk of missing some meals.

“Everything is expensive now,” shares Maria, who works in housekeeping. “I have a job, but that’s not enough.”

Now that school is out across the Northland, over 7,000 children are at risk of summer hunger. Your support will ensure families like Jaden and Maria have enough to eat all summer long.