Local Distribution

Hope for the City distributes corporate surplus every week through its Community Partner Program.  We distribute a broad range of corporate surplus including food, clothing, school and office supplies, as well as hotel and restaurant equipment.

A Community Partner is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization committed to serving those in need through programs, service, or long-term relational care in the Twin Cities and the surrounding area.

Any 501(c)3 non-profit organization that serves the poor through programs that utilize humanitarian aid can apply to become a Community Partner.  Each non-profit organization goes through an application process to become a Hope for the City Community Partner.

For more information about our Community Partner Program, call Jordana Kraabel at Hope for the City.  952.897.7799 or jkraabel@welshco.com.

The following is a list of our Community Partners including their mission statement and contact information.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS 

A Better Chance Foundation
Providing disadvantaged youth of a color with an opportunity for quality education and life skills that are critical to their success.
Contact :952-914-9418 or Visit www.edenprairieabc.org

A Chance To Grow
Helping low-income children with brain injuries, CP, Downs or other needs through hearing and vision intervention.
Contact: 612-706-5515 or Visit: www.actg.org
          

AAFACD, Inc,
Helping African immigrants by providing them with culturally sensitive services. Promoting self-sufficiency and advancement.
Contact: 612-645-582 8

Asian Ministries
After school tutoring program for elementary age kids of low income families.  
Contact:651-774-5567 or Visit: www.ugmtc.org

Ben Israel Fellowship
Supplying food & goods through programs & community centers (Serving the Chippewa Tribe).
Contact: 218-335-0132 or Visit: www.benisrael.org

Bethany International
Located in the Phillips Minneapolis neighbor, providing missionary training and outreach programs dealing with illiteracy, prostitution and other urban plagues.
Contact: 952-946-4181 or www.bethanyinternational.org

Bethlehem Lutheran Church – Midway
Located in the urban area of St. Paul , reaching out to the homeless, immigrants and working poor. Serving one meal a month.
Contact: 651-646-6549
 

Body of Christ International 
Providing goods, services & outreach in the North Minneapolis Victory neighborhood.
Contact: 612-378-5252

Centro Cultural Chicano, Inc.
Empowering Latinos by minimizing barriers to self-sufficency.
Contact: 612-874-1412 or Visit: www.centromn.org

Cheerful Givers
Providing birthday bags to children who are homeless or living in poverty
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Contact: 651-226-8738 or Visit: www.cheerfulgivers.org        

Christ Church
Reaching the community through an annual church jubilee.
Contact: 952-432-8855 or Visit: www.christchurchmn.org
      

Christian Community Deliverance Center
Help displaced and less fortunate men, women and children from poverty and education.
Contact: 952-891-2919

C.R.O.S.S. (Christians Reaching out in Social Service)
Providing emergency food products to those in need.
Contact: 763-425-1050 or Visit: www.crossfoodshelf.org

Church of New Life
Providing children and their families church services, after-school & summer programs, tutoring and daycare.
Contact: 612-823-6822 or Visit: www.churchofnewlife.org

Community Emergency Assistance Program
Preventing crisis from occuring by providing food, clothing, financial assistance and other emergency services to families, seniors or the disabled living in CEAP's service areas
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Contact: 763-450-3663 or Visit: www.ceap.org         

Community Emergency Services
A food shelf located in the Phillips & Elliot Park Neighborhood in South Minneapolis .

Contact: 612-870-1125

Cornerstone Baptist Church
Serving food, clothing and household items to suburban families in need. 

Contact: 763-263-7878

Deeper Life Charities
Providing community outreach programs to both youth and adults in Ramsey county.
Contact:651-490-3199

Division of Indian Work
Offers urban American Indian families parenting classes, tutoring, family violence counseling, a food shelf, foster home for Indian children and work-readiness training.  Contact: 612-722-8722

East Side Neighborhood Services
Providing basic needs resources and social services to individuals, families and neighborhoods primarily located in Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis . Its purpose is to assist people of all ages and backgrounds in realizing a higher quality of life.

Contact:612-781-6011 or Visit: www.esns.org

First Baptist Church
Meeting the physical needs of those in the community.
Contact: 763-753-1230

First Community Baptist Church
Faith based food shelf
Contact: 612-272-1962
 

Franciscan Brothers of Peace, Inc.
Serving 800-1000 people in need per month in the St. Paul Communities.

Contact: 651-646-8586

Grace Temple Deliverance Center
Community center providing youth activities, tutorial services, walk-in counseling, drug & alcohol group meetings, free food shelf & clothing closet and providing a low rent transitional housing program.

Contact: 612-870-4342 or Visit: www.gtdci.org
 

Groveland Food Shelf
Contact: 612-558-8837

HAMAA (Hmong American Mutual Assistance Association)
Promote educational advancement for Hmong youth and teens and encourage Hmong refugees to be self sufficient.
Contact: 612-374-2694 or Visit: www.hamaa.org
 

The Helping Hand Food Shelf
Clothing those who need to be clothed and feeding those who need to be fed.

Contact: 507-381-8720

Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church
Food and clothing give-aways to the poor – Serving 1000 per month.

Contact: 612-823-2414

Household of Faith
Food Shelf

Contact: 651-459-0505

Inner City Christian Ministries
Creating a community of hope by providing counseling, training, food and support to children and adults in the inner city of Minneapolis
Contact: 612-870-0000

Innerfaith Outreach & Community Partners
To identify and respond to the unmet basic human needs of people in the western suburbs by providing clothing, shelter, financial assistance, and support to other life crises.

Contact: 952-473-2436 or Visit www.iocp.org  

ICA (Intercongergation Community Association)
Serving families in need of emergency support in the communities of Minnetonka , Hopkins , Excelsior, Deephaven, Shorewood, Greenwood and Woodland . Services include food, emergency financial assistance for shelter and transportation to essential services.

Contact: 952-938-0729 or Visit:
www.icafoodshelf.org

Jesus is Lord Street Fellowship
Spreading the word of truth and integrity to the homeless, street corners and treatment centers.
Contact:763-786-4886

Joyce Food Shelf
A Minneapolis Food Shelf

Contact:
612-825-4431

Keystone Community Services
Serving the Midway and North End areas of St. Paul , the north suburban communities of Ramsey County and beyond.  Preschool, in-school and after school programs for at-risk school age children and youth, IDT (an alternative education and support program for at-risk adolescents), Family Centers, food shelves, a comprehensive Seniors Program that provides Meals on Wheels, peer counseling, programs for active seniors and a senior jobs training program.
Contact: 651-603-6645 or Visit: www.keystonecommunityservices.org

Life Time Transition, Inc.
Providing necessities in a clean and sober environment to support a successful transition to living in recovery.
Contact: 763-531-9488 or Visit:
www.lifetimetransition.org

The Link
Serving inner-city youth and families in Hennepin County . Providing affordable housing, education, counseling and outreach
Contact: 612-871-0748 or Visit: www.lifesmissinglink.com

Love Power Church  
Clothing Closet open twice a week, a free meal every Sunday, abuse counseling of all types (physical and sexual and life skills training.    

Contact: 763-784-4466 or Visit: www.lovepowerminstries.org
               

Lutheran Colportage
“Good in the hood,” an outreach program that cleans the neighborhood, provides food/clothing, ESL classes and a reading club for the Minneapolis-Phillips community.  
Contact: 612-872-6951 or 952-412-3732

Mercies of God FGBC Ministries
Reaching out to drug addicted people and their families in Frogtown.

Contact: 651-641-1856
 

Metro Hope Ministries  
A
Christ-centered rehabilitation facility for addicts that seeks total physical, mental, and spiritual healing.

Contact: 612-721-9415 or Visit: www.metrohope.org               

Minnehaha United Methodist Church
Provides monthly food distribution to the Minneapolis neighborhood, weekly distribution to people needing assistance and additional assistance to people as requested.

Contact: 612-721-6231 or Visit: www.minnehaha.org

MAWA ( Minnesota African Women’s Association)
Promoting the health and well-being of African refugee and immigrant women and their families in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul through research, education, advocacy and programming.
Contact: 612-302-3454 or Visit: www.mawanet.org

Morning Star Assembly of God
Helping those in need with food and clothing.

Contact: 612-521-1148

Mounds Park United Methodist Church
Contact: 651-735-0178

Nehemiah’s Walls
Food shelf and summer reading, women and men programs.

Contact: 651-291-1440

Neighborhood House
Providing programs and services to individuals and families through emergency assistance, long-term social assistance, youth activities, family enrichment, culturally specific education and empowerment initiatives.  
Contact: 651-789-2575 or Visit: www.neighb.org

Northeast Christian Center
Providing food, clothing and hygiene products to the community. On staff physician, shower and clothing wash site for the homeless.
Contact: 612-788-7200

Northbrook Community Services
Distribution of food, clothing, furniture, household, personal and other misc items to families within of just on the border of the poverty level.
 
         

Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council
Serving low income families in apartment complexes

Contact: 763-503-2520

Oasis of Love
Contact: 612-529-6055

Pipestone Area Educational enrichment Foundation
Providing help to daycares, senior housing, nursing homes, adult day care and adult mentally challenged group homes in Pipestone Community.
Contact: 507-825-3913

Prism
Assisting families and individuals in the northwest suburbs by providing food, clothing, financial assistance, transportation and other needed resources.
Contact: 763-529-1350 or Visit: www.prismmpls.com
               

Progress Valley                                        
Providing a continuum of recovery support services which encourages and guides individuals to lead responsible, fulfilling, chemical-free lives.     
Contact: 612-869-3223 or visit www.progressvalley.org

Redeemer Lutheran Church
Providing food to low income families.
Contact: 763-533-2564
 

Sabathani Community Center, Inc.
Providing Family resources to those in need from multiple locations.

Contact: 612-821-2303 or Visit: www.sabathani.org 

Sharing & Caring Hands
Providing meals, clothing, showers, shelter, transportation help, rent deposits, rent help, medical assistance, dental care, furniture, school expenses, funeral assistance, and other miscellaneous needs.
Contact: 612-338-4640 or Visit: www.sharingandcaringhands.org

Source Ministries
Holding community meals three times a week, teaching life skills for young adults and providing a home & a healthy environment for young women in transition.
Contact: 612-822-5200 or Visit: www.sourcemn.org or  www.falloutminneapolis.com

STEP ( St. Louis Park Emergency Program)
Assisting eligible residents of St. Louis Park meet basic needs of food, housing, transportation, health care and clothing.
Contact: 952-925-4899 or Visit: www.stepslp.org

SACA ( Southern Anoka Community Assistance)
Food shelf, clothing, furniture, back to school supplies and holiday baskets provided to those in need in Southern Anoka County.
Contact: 763-789-2444

St. Paul City Church
Making food, clothing and housing accessible to hundreds of hurting and needy children and adults in the city of St. Paul .

Contact: 651-646-4108 or Visit: www.saintpaulcitychurch.org             

 St. Vincent de Paul 
A distribution center, distributing household items, food and etc to two different churches. They also provide affordable housing in the Frogtown-St. Paul neighborhood.

Contact: 612-722-7882

The Salvation Army  - St. Paul
Provides emergency services, heat share utility program, foods, anger management classes, disaster services and more.

Contact: 612-659-0711  

Torah Academy
Providing Jewish and general education to any family within the Jewish community.

Contact: 952-920-6630 or Visit: www.torahacademymn.org
 

True Love Ministry of Arts
An outreach to children and families through mentoring and food programs.

Contact: 612-588-5182

Union Gospel Mission
Homeless Shelter for men, women & Children
Contact: 651-228-1800

United Church of God in Christ
Providing outreach to the community and enhancing the positions of families by providing assistance with food and other household needs. Also providing Family, Marriage and Financial counseling.
Contact: 651-489-4876

Urban Ventures
Working collaboratively to restore city neighborhoods through job creation and training, family revitalization, serving food and clothing to the needy, structured team sports and education, and development of local leadership.

Contact: 612-822-1634 or Visit: www.urbanventures.org

VEAP (Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People)
Providing a financial, emotional, and physical support to low-income individuals and families living in our community. Designed to meet both the present and projected needs of low-income, elderly, and disabled citizens.
Contact: 952-888-9616 or Visit: www.veapvolunteers.org

Wayside House, Inc.
Working with chemically dependent women and their families through treatment for addiction, housing and social services. Providing a treatment center, incarnation house and supportive housing. 

Contact: 952-926-5626 or Visit www.waysidehouse.org

We Care Family Services, Inc.            
Supporting African immigrants and refugees as they make the transition into U.S. society.               
Contact: 651-494-2556 or Visit www.wecarefamilyservicesinc.org

Wesley United Methodist Church               
Every Saturday, a volunteer church under the direction of Wesley volunteers comes to Wesley, cooks, and serves a meal for the poor.             
Contact: 612-871-3585 or Visit: www.thewesleychurch.org

Yeshiva Congregation                        
Allowing teens with special needs an opportunity to grow in a safe and nurturing environment.      
Contact: 651-398-4850 or visit www.myyeshiva.org

ZIP (Zyombi International Project, Inc.) 
Helping to decrease HIV infection among Africans born living especially in Minnesota
Contact: 612-229-2679 or Visit: www.zip-project.org

 

 

 

 

 



We are always looking for established, reputable, non-profit organizations to work with. If you would like to refer a potential Community Partner, Corporate Donor, or U.S. Partner, please contact us.