3 days agoFFEN Essentials Welcome to Hunger Relief Navigating the Sector for Sustained Community Impact The hunger relief system is a vast evolving sector. Today's food shelf leaders, to...
Jun 6Asmita Kerkar, Layout Design VolunteerVolunteer Name: Asmita Kerkar FFEN Volunteer Role: Layout Design How did you get involved with FFEN? I was always looking for...
Jun 6Holly Halter, Grant Writing VolunteerVolunteer Name: Holly Halter FFEN Volunteer Role: Grant Writing Volunteer Current Professional Title: Merchandise Planner How did you get...
Jun 6McLeod Emergency Food Shelf Grows Into New SpaceIn June 2021, FFEN was enlisted to help meet the challenges faced by the McLeod Emergency Food Shelf’s Glencoe location (one of two...
May 10FFEN Welcomes Quentin West as New Program Specialist! Before moving to Minneapolis in 2017, Quentin graduated from Indiana University with a Masters in Public Health. After traveling with...
Apr 27Lonsdale Area Food Shelf: Optimizing a New SpaceLonsdale Area Food Shelf (LAFS) is a volunteer-run organization serving the Lonsdale, Veseli and Webster communities in southeastern...
Apr 25Chris Roberts, Data Analysis VolunteerVolunteer Name: Chris Roberts FFEN Volunteer Role: Data Analysis Current Professional Title: Data Scientist and Consultant How did you...
Apr 6Salvation Army Noble Corps Food Shelf Shows Profound Effect in Local CommunityPrior to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Salvation Army (SA) Noble food shelf, located in Brooklyn Park had been extremely limited in their...
Feb 25Introduction to FFEN: Help Reshape the Hunger Relief Sector! Join us for an Introduction to FFEN to learn how you can get involved in reshaping the hunger relief sector! FFEN is an entrepreneurial,...
Feb 22Introducing the 2022 Volunteer Project Manager Cohort! We are excited to kick off our very first Project Management Cohort this month. In addition to our three current Project Managers, we are...
Feb 17Minnesota Food Shelf Survey 2022We’re excited to announce that the next statewide food shelf survey will be happening this year! The 2019 Minnesota Food Shelf Survey...
Jan 19NCBC Food Shelf: From “Church Basement Food Shelf” to Stable, Community Food ResourceOver the last year, FFEN has been working with New Creation Baptist Church (NCBC) Food Shelf in South Minneapolis to redesign the food...
Jan 19Eyota Food Pantry: A Sustainable, Shopper-Friendly Food ShelfA small, rural Minnesota town with just over 2,000 people call Eyota home. And the community support is strong. In 2017, a girl scout...
Dec 22, 2021Project Manager Volunteers Serve as Cheer-Leader and Accountability PartnerFFEN’s work supporting improved operations and services at local MN food shelves would not be possible without the hours of time and...
Dec 14, 2021The Evolution of Rock County Food Shelf Rock County Food Shelf in Luverne, Minnesota has continued to evolve to meet community needs since its founding. Originally created as a...
Dec 8, 2021Call For New Board MembersFoundation for Essential Needs (FFEN) is focused on reshaping the Minnesota hunger relief sector - to ensure all food shelf shoppers...
Nov 17, 2021You Can Make a Big Impact!Tomorrow is Give to the Max Day! We have a BIG fundraising goal of $70,000 and we know that it will make a BIG IMPACT for local food...
Nov 11, 2021Make a Gift to FFEN Before the MN Giving Holiday!The MN Giving Holiday is one week away and FFEN still needs your help to reach our Give to the Max Day match of $30,000. Now is an...
Nov 3, 2021Give to the Max Day: Double FFEN's Impact It’s already November and that means Give to the Max early giving has started. FFEN has a goal of raising $70,000 from now through...