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Welcome to the online home of Channel One Food Bank and Food Shelf. Channel One is a local food shelf and regional food bank that serves Southeast Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. We are proud members of Feeding America (formerly known as America's Second Harvest), Hunger Solutions Minnesota, and a community partner of the United Way of Olmsted County.

 

 

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Channel One's Mile of Mac & Cheese!

Channel One has joined the 2012 Rochester Winterfest activities with a “lengthy” goal in mind - to collect a mile of Mac & Cheese! Channel One will be teaming up with Winterfest events at the Rochester Public Library and the Rochester Art Center to collect Mac & Cheese and will also be hosting a special collection event at all three Rochester Hy-Vee stores on Saturday, February 4th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. And both Rochester Noodles & Company restaurants will be collecting Mac & Cheese from February 6-8th with a special incentive; donate three boxes of Mac & Cheese and receive a free bowl of one of their signature Mac & Cheese dishes! For all the delicious Noodles & Company details click here.

Our goal of a mile of Mac & Cheese will help fill the Channel One Food Shelf with approximately 9,000 boxes of Mac & Cheese. Please join us for these upcoming Mile of Mac & Cheese events and help us fill our shelves!

  
 
 
 

Byron Snow Bears Event to Benefit Channel One

The Byron Snow Bears are hosting a snowmobile ride and raffle on Saturday, February 4th. Half of the proceeds from the day's events will be donated to Channel One! Thank you Byron Snow Bears! For more information on the activities that day, click here.

 
 
 
 

Check out Channel One's Family Volunteer Program!

Channel One Food Bank and Food Shelf is excited about the success of our new family volunteer program. We welcome children in grades K-12 and their parents or guardians to join us on designated days to help feed people in need. Spots are still available for our family volunteer opportunity that is scheduled for Saturday, April 28th from 1-3 pm. For more information on this exciting new volunteer opportunity the whole family can participate in, click here or contact Maggie at (507) 424-1705 or maggieparham@channel-one.org.

  
 
 
 

Hunger Free Minnesota - Fight Hunger Where You Live

Channel One is a proud founding member of Hunger Free Minnesota: a movement formed by Minnesota organizations united in the common belief that food is a basic and essential human right that every Minnesotan should enjoy. Click here to visit the Hunger Free Minnesota web page and learn more about Hunger Free Minnesota and find out how you can help create a hunger-free Minnesota. For more information about the campaign click here.

  
 
 
 

Stay Connected to Channel One!

Channel One has an e-newsletter and we are on Facebook and Twitter! These are great ways to stay connected and get updated information on all of the exciting things happening at Channel One. Click on the Channel One E-news logo to read the latest version of our e-newsletter. To sign up and receive the e-newsletter automatically send an e-mail to Maggie Parham. And click on the Facebook and Twitter logos to become a fan of Channel One and check out our Tweets!

 
 
 
 

 

Volunteer

Every month we highlight some of our outstanding volunteers. To read about this month's volunteer Rosalie Wernimont, click here.

 

Channel One Loves Our Volunteers!

Click hereto download a printable volunteer application and join in the fun!

For more information on volunteering at Channel One call Maggie Parham at 507-424-1705

 
 
 
 

Did you know.......

Since 1986, Channel One Food Bank and Food Shelf has offered Olmsted County food shelf customers a place to grow their own produce?

The Channel One Green Garden program offers 80 community garden plots for individuals and families to garden at Rochester Covenant Church in Northwest Rochester.

Click here for more information about the program.

  
 
 
 

Contribute with Confidence

Channel One is proudly accredited by the Charities Review Council Smart Givers Network and Guidestar's Charity Navigator. You can feel confident that your investments in the work of Channel One are making an impact on those in need.

Click here to view the Channel One reviews on the Smart Givers Network and Charity Navigator. For more information on contributing, visit our Give Funds Page or click here to make an secure online contribution.

Download our Stock Contribution Information Sheet. It includes all the information you may need to make a securities contribution to Channel One.

 
 
 
 

How We Move Food to Those in Need

The hunger relief work of Channel One is more complex than you may imagine. We receive food from a variety of sources and we distribute it to people in need in a variety of different ways. For more in depth information about our programs, check out our programs page by clicking here.