Thief River Falls Area Food Shelf

Established in April 2011, the Thief River Falls Area Food Shelf serves over forty rural towns across Northwest and North Central Minnesota with its mission to "Extinguish Hunger, Ignite Hope." The organization provides essential food and household items to individuals and families in need, and achieved certified SuperShelf status in 2019. With a permanent location acquired in 2017, the food shelf operates a community garden and serves the local migrant population, having distributed nearly 289,000 pounds of food to over 7,000 individuals in 2022.