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When children are nourished, families are stronger, and communities thrive. As Kathryn, a para-professional for the Oshki Ogimaag Community School and summer Community Health Coordinator in Grand Portage, MN experiences firsthand.

Kathryn has worked at the school for the past 8 years educating children on food sovereignty techniques such as gardening, rabbit snaring, and wild rice harvesting, as well as working with others to grow community gardens. She also ensures that her neighbors receive the food they need by picking up and distributing food received at our Mobile Food Pantry Program.

“We live in a remote area where groceries are more expensive,” Kathryn shares. “I know many of my peers and other families that do not have reliable funds for food. Anything that we can do to make our community more food secure benefits everyone. Second Harvest Northland’s Mobile Food Pantry Program makes it so much easier for everyone to get staple foods.”

Because of your support, children, families, and seniors across NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin can count on healthy food when and where they need it most. More than that, your generosity strengthens communities, fosters connection, and empowers local leaders like Kathryn to build a future where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

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In -20° weather with snow swirling outside, Hannah waits in her warm car to pick up her monthly supply of supplemental food at our Food Shelf Program in Duluth. Born and raised in Minnesota, this weather is nothing new to her. As she waits, Hannah thinks about how active her kids are and how important it is to her that she is able to provide them with healthy meals. 

“Feeding myself and my three kids with what I pick up at the Second Harvest Northland Food Shelf definitely fills a gap, because we pretty much live paycheck to paycheck,” Hannah shares. 

Ensuring our food shelf is open and available regardless of the weather is important to us, however, even for those like Hannah, who have grown up in Minnesota, sometimes the weather is unbearably cold.

In phase two of our Nourish the Northland Capital Campaign, we are excited to increase equitable and dignified food access through a grocery store style in-person shopping experience. Neighbors like Hannah will be able to pick specific items they need for a recipe and interact with volunteers while both stay warm and dry, no matter the season.