Ralph Reeder Food Shelf                               
The Ralph Reeder Food shelf serves residents in our school district who are experiencing an emergency or financial difficulty that limits their ability to purchase food for themselves and their family.  In 2007, we served 3,537 households or 10,254 individuals, and distributed over 262,000 pounds of food! Since 2002, the number of households served has risen by 44%andhas more than doubled since the year 2000.

Food shelves rely heavily on food and cash donations. Our support comes form various churches, businesses, schools, organizations, and individuals in our communities that share a common concern...HUNGER.

                      How You Can Help      
Volunteer - We need help from the whole community in many different ways:
• We need volunteers to help set-up and distribute toys during the holiday season.
• We need on-call volunteers to help sort, stock and distribute food donations.
• We need people to help pick up donations from the food bank and grocery stores.
• We need people to help get their school, church, civic group or neighborhood to organize a food or money drive for the food shelf.        
     
Donate - Donations accepted Monday-Thursday from 9 am-2 pm, Fridays from 9 am-12 noon, or by appointment by calling 651-639-6086.

Here are the types of non-perishable food items that we are looking for:

canned meat	chicken noodle soup	pancake mix and syrup
snacks, crackers, cookies	spaghetti sauce	hamburger & tuna helper
canned fruits	sugar, flour, salt, cooking oil	meals in a can
ketchup, mustard, mayo	fruit and vegetable juices	chili, meat stews
instant potatoes	coffee, tea, hot chocolate	peanut butter & jelly
cereal (cold and hot)	canned vegetables	stuffing

                                                               
We also need non-food items, such as laundry detergent, dish soap, personal hygiene items, diapers, toilet paper, and school supplies.

How Do People Qualify?
• To receive help, you must live in our service area: Arden Hills, Mounds View, New Brighton, Shoreview, portions of Roseville and the Ramsey County portion of St. Anthony.
• Eligibility: individuals or families experiencing financial difficulty, can show identification and current proof of residence.
• Clients are eligible to use the food shelf once every thirty days and receive approximately 5 to 7 days worth of food for each individual.

Intake: All clients must set up an appointment.  A couple of days ahead is best.  An appointment is set up by calling 651-639-6086 Monday through Friday 9 am-noon. 

Hours: Appointments available Monday through Friday, days and evenings.

Location: Pike Lake Education Center, 2101 14th St. NW, New Brighton, MN  55112