BEMIDJI COMMUNITY
FOOD SHELF
Celebrating 42 Years of Serving the Community
OUR IMPACT...
Increased Demand in 2024
Total Year: 2024 vs. 2023
Individuals Served:
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2024: 42,531 (12% increase)
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2023: 37,519
Households Served:
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2024: 13,576 (13%increase)
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2023: 11,913
Pounds of Food Distributed:
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2024: 961,995 lbs ($1,731,591.00 Value to community) 22% increase
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2023: 755,338 lbs (1,359,608.00 )
Blood Drive at the Food Shelf.
April 22, 2025, here at the Food Shelf (1260 Exchange Ave SE,) from 12 pm to 5:30. Walkins welcome, but encourage anyone interested in donating to go online and pre-register at the following web site. Vitalant.org
The March food Share Campaign is an important time of the year for the Food Shelf to raise funds to meet the need for food support in our community.
The need is great and growing, in 2024 we served more people than ever before, over 42,000 people from 13,576 families came to us. We were able to help them because of you and many individual donors who gave of their time and treasure to make sure we could.
We hope you'll help us continue our work in feeding those in our community who need your help.
From March 1st thru April 6th, all doatnion made to the Food Shelf will recieve a partial match from the GIVEMN foundation,.
Follow the link below to make a safe, secure, and easy donation today.
Bemidji Community Food Shelf completed a bit of a face lift recently. A new front and office remodle that will allow us to better serve those in need.
The building was built in 1976, some 47 years ago, and was in need of a face lift. Thanks to Zetah Construction for their work and in kind donation.
New look on our building.
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We can take your stock in donation to the Food Shelf. Call us or email and we'll get you the information you need.
