It is crucial that our neighbors facing hunger have access to foods, flavors and spices that are familiar and important to their culture. Access to food is an essential ingredient for building inclusion and creating a community where everyone can thrive.
In partnership with nonprofits across the Twin Cities, we’ve developed 11 cultural food packs containing a variety of pantry staples and spices — like beans, noodles, sauces, and baking supplies — that when supplemented with fresh items, create nutritious and familiar meals.
Thank you, community changemakers, for participating in our 2024 Flavors of Our Community initiative. Hundreds of volunteers came together to purchase, assemble and donate culturally specific food packs to ensure neighbors experiencing food insecurity have access to foods, flavors and spices that are significant to their culture.
Here’s how you can donate food packs:
