community Partnerships
feeding
Every Meal & Northport Elementary
Through our partnership with Every Meal, we distribute non-perishable weekend meal kits to students and families experiencing food insecurity at Northport Elementary School in Brooklyn Center.
Interested in helping with distribution? Email Randy Svendsen.
Want to pack meal kits at Every Meal? Sign up HERE.
PRISM is a food shelf, thrift store, and housing counseling agency in Golden Valley that helps people get their basic needs met in a way that honors their dignity.
Items accepted for donation are listed HERE.
Contact Judy Sterud for ongoing volunteer opportunities or sign up HERE.
Meals on Wheels (formally Dinner at Your Door) delivers meals to homebound folks in Crystal, Robbinsdale, New Hope, Golden Valley, Brooklyn Park and eastern Plymouth.
Drive your car once a month on an assigned route to distribute the food.
Contact Bob Carlson for more information.
Get involved by attending Mount Olivet Night at Second Harvest where we repack bulk goods obtained from individual donors, donor companies, and local growers into family-sized packages.
To volunteer, sign up HERE. You NEED to create an account at 2harvest.org, and sign up for shifts directly on SHH's site. Email Joni Marti with any questions.
LOAVES & FISHES COMMUNITY MEAL
Loaves & Fishes offers free and nutritious meals at over 90 outlets in Minnesota, serving well over 1 million meals per year. We are one of their dining sites: Mondays // 5:30-6:30 PM. For more information, click HERE.
Sign up HERE to volunter. Contact Deb McDonald with questions.
housing
BEACON INTERFAITH HOUSING COLLABORATIVE
Beacon Interfaith Housing is a collaborative effort of 90+ local congregations to end homelessness in Minnesota.
Email Bob Carlson with questions.
people in transition
Parenting with Purpose provides mentorship and support to children with a parent experiencing incarceration. Become a mentor and form a supportive relationship with a child who has an incarcerated parent. Looking for mentors able to commit to two hours per week for a year.
Contact Ron Frehner and Deb Murray for more information.
HOME FREE (PART OF MISSIONS INC)
Home Free is a shelter for battered women and their children located in Plymouth.
Contact Jolynn Zeller for more information about how to get involved.
Mental Health Connect (MHC) is an interfaith collaborative ministry and works to provide community-based resources, support, and education to improve access to mental health services and to connect individuals and families with services they need. Navigating the ins and out of the mental health system is overwhelming, especially when mental health symptoms are present. MHC supports people in their desire to feel better and embrace their strengths through their journey to mental health and wellness. MHC provides free, confidential and individualized mental health resource assistance through the MHC Navigator. You can call or text 612-312-3377, or visit www.mhconnect.org to take the first step.