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Food Services
Catholic Charities Emergency Services Food Shelf provides nutritious food and essential personal care necessities, instilling hope to our neighbors in need.
We provide a five- to seven-day supply of food once a month to households. Our primary service area is St. Cloud, St. Augusta, Sartell, Sauk Rapids and Waite Park; however, our services are available to anyone who needs them, regardless of where you live. Emergency requests occurring more than once per calendar month require approval.
The Food Bank Locator is helpful to find the food shelf nearest you.
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Call us at (320) 229-4560
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Please Make an Appointment
Catholic Charities Emergency Services requests that you make an appointment at least 24 hours in advance of your visit. This may be done by clicking the button below. For assistance in making your appointment, please call (320)229-4567. We do our best to accommodate walk-ins during program hours on a first come, first served basis. Walk-ins should arrive at least 2 hours before our closing time to be fully served. NOTE: To make an appointment in April or later, you must create a username and password at Emergency Services.
TEFAP Eligibility
You will be asked to self-declare your eligibility for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).
Identification
Identification (ID) is requested but never required. We ask for an ID to tell you apart from other persons with a same or similar name, but an ID is never required to gain access to food.
Food Shelf Distribution
Customers with an account in our PantrySoft database who have a username and password can make an appointment online by clicking the Schedule Appointment button below. (No same-day appointments. Timeslots close 24 hours prior. Please leave one hour between Food and BEE appointments.)
**If you are a NEW customer, or do not have an email address, please call our appointment messaging line at 320.229.4567 and leave your name and number for us to help you over the phone.
***Arriving late will forfeit your appointment and you become a walk-in.We do our best to accommodate walk-ins during program hours on a first come, first served basis. Walk-ins should arrive at least 2 hours before our closing time.
In-Person Shopping by Appointment Hours:
- Monday: 9 am – 3 pm (last appointment at 2:30 pm)
- Senior (60+) 2nd and 4th Tuesday: 1 pm – 3:30 pm (last appointment at 3 pm)
- Wednesday: 11 am – 7 pm (last appointment at 6 pm)
- Friday: 9 am – 3 pm (last appointment at 2:30 pm)
Hunger Doesn't Wait Food Delivery
The Hunger Doesn't Wait food delivery program provides a pre-packed serve to individuals who may be homebound or in specific situations. Contact Emergency Services at
(320) 229-4560 and press option 4 for eligibility and coordination.
Mobile Food Shelf
The Mobile Food Shelf provides a monthly food service to individuals with transportation challenges and who have limited access to healthy food.
Every month, the Mobile Food Shelf transports food to nine housing locations in the St. Cloud area. Individuals experiencing food insecurity, and who are residents or neighbors of these locations, have access to the Mobile Food Shelf.
| DATE | LOCATION | ARRIVAL TIME * |
|---|---|---|
| Second Thursday | River Heights | 11:00 AM |
| Empire Apartments | 12:00 PM | |
| Third Tuesday | Al Loehr Apartments | 10:00 AM |
| Linden Grove Apartments | 11:00 AM | |
| Wilson Apartments | 12:00 PM | |
| Third Thursday | Grace McDowall Apartments | 10:00 AM |
| Riverside Apartments | 11:00 AM | |
| Fourth Thursday | Russell Arms | 10:00 AM |
| Hope on 9th | 11:00 AM |
* Length of time at location varies. Please call 320-229-4560 and select option 4 at least two business days before the site distribution to request a serve.
Senior Dining
Being a senior today looks very different than it did just a decade ago. Two things though, remain unchanged: seniors want to be healthy, and seniors want to lead independent lives. Catholic Charities Senior Dining Program provides nutritious noon-hour meals for persons age 60 and older.
Contact the Food Shelf
Catholic Charities Food Shelf
Phone: (320) 229-4560
Toll-Free: 800-830-8254
Email: emergencyservices@ccstcloud.org
Fax: (320) 229-4562
Location
157 Roosevelt Road
Suite 100
St. Cloud, MN 56301
