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Seasonal Needs List

This season, children, adults, and families across Central Minnesota are working hard to care for one another, stay hopeful, and create stability in their lives.

You can help fuel that resilience by making a donation to one of these organizations, bringing added warmth, support, and joy to families as they continue building brighter days.

 

So many ways to give back

We have partnered with many local non-profit organizations to make sure that this season the needs of our community are met. 


Albany

Albany Food Shelf
(320) 291-6623

Donations Needed: Holiday Food, Toilet paper, Kleenex, Personal Items

 

Give a Gift Program - Albany Women of Today
(320) 428-4709

Donations Needed: Tags with items needed will be located at Magnifi Financial and Teal's Market


Annandale

Share Your Christmas
 (320) 274-1066

Donations needed: Monetary donations should be sent to Box 329, Annandale 55302


Becker – See Monticello


Big Lake

Big Lake Community Food Shelf
(763) 263-2432

Donations Needed: Holiday food, monetary donations

 

Community Toys for Tots
for Monticello, Becker, Big Lake, Clear Lake and Clearwater.
763-354-0068

Donations: Toys and monetary donations


Buffalo

Toys for Tots - Buffalo Rotary
(763) 843-7356

Donation Needs: All gifts, but especially those for teens. Please send monetary donations to

Toys for Tots, c/o Buffalo Rotary, PO Box 501, Buffalo, MN 55313 or online at www.buffalo-mn.toysfortots.org


Hanover

Hanover Area Food Shelf
(612) 619-6422

Donations Needed: Holiday gift items, toys (new only), gift cards, monetary


Holdingford

Holdingford Lioness Club
(320) 267-3813

Donations Needed: Monetary donations


Kimball

Kimball Area Food Shelf
(320) 398-3415

Donations Needed: Holiday food items especially baking items for the holiday.


Melrose

Melrose Area Project Give a Gift
(320) 256-7300

Donations Needed: Cash, clothing, gift certificates, and personal care items; toys or games for children


Paynesville

The Paynesville Community Service Center (Food Shelf)
(320) 243-4953

Donations Needed: New or lightly used toys may be donated from November 1-December 1.


Sauk Centre

Sauk Centre Food Shelf - Toys for Children
320-310-3173

Donation Needs: All gifts, but especially those for teens. Wrapping paper and tape.


St. Cloud

Anna Marie's Alliance

List of needed items can be found here: https://annamariescommunity.org/needed-items/

 

Overcomers International Fellowship, Inc. Dream Center
(320) 656-1550

Donations needed: Food (especially milk) and paper products

 

Salvation Army
320-252-4552

Donations Needed: Holiday food items (especially turkeys)

 

Place of Hope
320-203-7881

Donations Needed: Items for Kids Hope Shop, Adopt-a Family, Backpack giveaway, needs for Place of Hope & financial donations may be dropped off, mailed or delivered to:

~MINNWEST Bank 3130 2nd St S. St Cloud, MN 56301 320.253.6300

~Place of Hope 511 9th Ave North St Cloud MN 56303 DOOR 4

~City Hope Church 413 Franklin Ave NE St Cloud MN 56304

 

Catholic Charities Emergency Services and U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
(320) 229-4560

Donations Needed: New unwrapped toys for children ages 6 months through

14-years-old. Other recommended new items include hats, scarves, mittens, games, sports equipment, and books. We are especially in need of toys for teenagers, such as Legos or Rubik cubes. Donations designated for Toys for Tots can be made online at www.ccstcloud.org/donate. These funds will help us purchase toys for local children. All donations can be dropped off at 157 Roosevelt Rd, St. Cloud, Door D (back of building) on Mondays, 10 am - 3 pm, Wednesdays, 10 am - 6 pm, and Fridays, 10 am - 3 pm.

 

The Salvation Army
(320) 252-4552

Donations Needed: Money, clothing (all sizes), toys (especially for children age 10-14), gift cards. The Salvation Army is in need of volunteer Bell Ringers. Sign up at www.registertoring.com or by calling Laura at (320) 257-7437


Wright County

Wright County Community Action (WCCA)
320-963-6500 ext 231

Donations Needed: Holiday Foods

 

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