In the Twin Cities community, there are tens of thousands of seniors who struggle with hunger but lack the mobility to access emergency food at their area foodshelf.
To combat these barriers and the hunger they face, the EFN Mobile Foodshelf (also known as the High Rise Program) delivers quality, nutritious food staples to over a dozen subsidized housing complexes in which a majority of residents are senior citizens, people with disabilities, refugees, and low-income families.
These housing complexes, located across the metro area, receive a wide variety of nutritious foods, including produce, frozen meat, non-perishables and baked goods they may not otherwise be able to afford.
In additional to delivering the food at no charge, EFN works hand-in-hand to train on-site volunteer residents to distribute food. The food provided to the high-rise residents is a generous 3-4 day supply (average: 20 pounds or about 4 grocery bags of food) and primarily comes from corporate bulk food donations and community food drives.
In 2008, EFN’s Mobile Foodshelf Program served over 25,000 individuals and distributed over $600,000 worth of food to area high rises and mobile foodshelf locations.
How Can I Help?
You can help us by holding a Food and Cash Drive specifically for our Mobile Foodshelf Program. We will deliver collection barrels with your goal of 250 lbs. or more. Get your drive started today.