Resources

The information and resources below are provided to assist your agency. If you are unable to find information needed for your agency or have ideas for this section please do not hesitate to contact us.

General

• Agency Agreement (Updated 1/31/2025)
  
• Feeding America Research

Food Donation/Food Rescue

• Retail Donation Guidebook
• Food Temperature Log
• Dairy and Refrigerated Donation Guidelines
• Frozen Food Donation Guidelines
• Shelf-Stable Food Donation Guidelines
• Food Rescue Program Flyer – share with potential retail partners

Forms

• Agency Visit Form
• Civil Rights Checklist & Signature Page for Multiple Volunteers 

The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) – Minnesota

• MN TEFAP Check List – Ensure you are compliant with all sections
• MN DCYF TEFAP Provider Site
• TEFAP Manual (updated 2023)
• Intake Options (updated 2022)

TEFAP Required Postings and Printed Materials – Minnesota 

• Current Federal Poverty Guidelines: Annual FPG 2025 
• “And Justice For All” Poster (updated 2023)
• USDA Non-Discrimination Statement (updated 2023) – include on all materials that mention USDA food programs, including TEFAP
• Data Privacy Notice (updated 2023)
• 2025 Participant Bulletin
• Written Notice of Beneficiary Rights (updated 2024)
• Complaint Process (updated 2023)
• ADA Agreement (updated 2023)
• Interpretive Services
• TEFAP Eligiblity:
  • TEFAP Eligibility Form English (updated 2025)
  • Visit https://dcyf.mn.gov/tefap-forms-and-resources for TEFAP eligibility forms and resources in 16 languages
• Voter Registration Materials 
• SNAP Materials

Minnesota-Specific Resource

• MN Benefits – Apply for SNAP food assistance, Emergency Assistance (rent, utilities, etc), cash assistance, Housing Support, and Child Care Assistance all through one form.
• Voter Registration (Online and Paper Forms)

Wisconsin-Specific Information

• Wisconsin TEFAP Provider Resource Site
• SNAP (Wisconsin) – FoodShare and QUEST Card Info

 

Regional Food Resources – Helpful tools to connect neighbors with food in your area. Please let us know if we are missing any helpful resources!

• Minnesota Food Shelf Survey:
  • 2025 Second Harvest Northland Region Shopper Survey Results
  • Recording of FFEN Presentation
  •  Find out more and see statewide results at https://ffen.org/resource-hub/ 
• Find Food Map: https://secondharvestnorthland.org/find-food/
  • This map includes all of our agency partners that are open to the public. Please review your organization’s information to ensure we have the correct days, hours, location, and contact information. You can help neighbors find resources closest or most convenient to them by searching by location or filtering by days/hours different organizations are open.
• AEOA Food Access: https://www.aeoa.org/food-access-overview
  • View food resources through Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA) in NE MN’s Arrowhead.
• Ecolibrium3 Food Resources: https://www.ecolibrium3.org/community-resources/
  • View food resources in the Duluth, MN area.
• The BRICK Food Resources: https://thebrickcares.org/food-resources-for-ashland-and-bayfield-county-residents/
  • View food resources in Ashland and Bayfield County.
• Find Food Aitkin County: https://findfoodaitkincounty.org/
  • View food resources in Aitkin County.
• Resourceful by FindHelp: https://resourceful.findhelp.com/
  • View and refer neighbors to free and reduced-cost services in a variety of areas (food, housing, goods, transit, health, money, care, education, work, and legal).