The Channel One Food Shelf provides a five day supply of food each month to people who live in Olmsted County and are eligible for the program. Household shoppers choose what they most want from non-perishable items in a store like setting.

Fresh produce, dairy and bakery items are also available, as are personal care items. Arrangements for home delivery to disabled or homebound people are possible. Local senior housing complexes have scheduled delivery days for their convenience. 

Channel One also operates several satellite food shelves throughout Olmsted County. Satellite food shelves serve people in Byron, Stewartville, Northwest Rochester, and downtown through a partnership with Salvation Army.

Who Does the Food Shelf Serve?

• Seniors and individuals with physical or mental-health disabilities
• Working families and individuals
• People in times of crisis due to job loss, medical problems, or personal disaster