Friends in Need Food Shelf

The Friends in Need Food Shelf serves the residents of Cottage Grove, St. Paul Park, Newport and Grey Cloud Island. Anyone living in these four communities is eligible to come to the food shelf. Deciding to use a food shelf may be a difficult decision. We hope to make this process easier by helping our clients feel welcome and treating them with confidentiality, dignity and respect. Clients do not have to wait until they are in severe debt to come to us. Sometimes getting help with food leaves extra money for other bills. No one should feel uncomfortable coming to us for help. We are located on Northern Tier Energy property in St. Paul Park, MN. We ask that every time you visit the Friends in Need Food Shelf you bring picture identification and a current bill showing your address in our service area. The bill can be a rent statement or receipt, utility bill, phone bill or any other bill dated recently. If you are homeless, mention this when you call. Friends in Need is open Tuesday from 8 am to 6 pm and Wednesday from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. We encourage you to schedule an appointment before coming to the food shelf so we may better serve you. To make an appointment, please call 651-458-0730 on Mondays from 12 pm to 3 pm or Tuesday mornings after 7:30 am. If you get our voicemail during those times it means others are also calling and making appointments so please try back every few minutes until you reach our receptionist to make your appointment.