http://www.bemidjifoodshelf.org/

 

 

 First Presbyterian Church provides 8 - 12 volunteers on the 4th Wedensday of each month.  We also support the Food Shelf through special offerings, monetary donations and food donations.

 

"The mission of the Bemidji Community Food Shelf is to provide emergency food to families or individuals who have short-term, emergency food needs. Service is provided to residents of Beltrami County after all other possible means have been exhausted to obtain food." (from the BCFS website)

 

The Food Shelf is open 3 days each week and families or individuals can receive food once each month.  "Donations of food and money come from churches, individuals, grants, food drives, and community orgranizations. Gleanings are good, useable, food salvaged from local merchants.The Bemidji Community Food Shelf (BCFS) also purchases food from North Country Food Bank at $0.14 to $0.17 per pound (which stretches any monetary donation). This food is donated by major food producers in Minnesota and nationwide in cooperation with Minnesota Food Share."