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.
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