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Channel One Food Bank

Helping feed people in need through an efficient system of collection and distribution of food and non-food items to non-profit organizations that serve low-income people
     
  In order to feed our region’s hungry, Channel One Food Bank and Food Shelf takes in millions of pounds of surplus food from the food industry. That food is then distributed through our network of member agencies, including food shelves, soup kitchens, group homes and shelters. This past year, the Channel One Food Bank obtained 4.8 million pounds of food and distributed 4.6 million pounds through the hunger relief network that serves a 14 county service area in Southeast Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. The volume of this hunger relief work would not be possible without the generous support from our many food donors in the region.
   

Counties Served:
Faribault, Waseca, Rice, Goodhue, Wabasha, Steele, Dodge, Olmsted, Freeborn, Mower, Fillmore, Winona, Houston, and La Crosse County in Wisconsin.
   
  Channel One is certified member of America's Second Harvest, The Nation's Food Bank Network. Our membership at the national hunger relief organization ensures that we are meeting requirements for safe, efficient, and expedient food distribution. Channel One is one of seven America's Second Harvest Minnesota food banks.
     
  Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)  
 

With our designation as a food bank, Channel One participates in a USDA food distribution program. The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) provides a 40-pound box of USDA food each month to income-eligible pregnant and post-partum women and children up to the age of six through the Mothers and Children Program (MAC) and to seniors 60 years and older through the Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors (NAPS).

Program participants are given one of seven highly nutritious food packages, depending on their age and nutritional needs as determined by the USDA. These food boxes are delivered and distributed throughout 13 counties within our Minnesota service area. Eligible clients may register for the program through Channel One.

For additional information about the Supplemental Food Program, please call visit the national CSFP website, or contact Channel One at 507-424-1704 or toll free at 877-500-8699.