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What is the Warren Food Shelf?
What the Warren Food Shelf is not?
What is the Food Shelf designed to do?
How can someone receive Food Shelf supplies?
Why do so many people need the Food Shelf?
Who staffs the Warren Food Shelf?
What is the Warren Food Shelf?
The Warren Food Shelf is an outreach ministry of local and area churches that are concerned about the needs of hungry families and individuals of Warren, Alvarado, Oslo and Viking.
The Food Shelf is designed to be a supplement food program to help all people make ends meet. Top of page
What the Warren Food Shelf is not?
* The Warren Food Shelf is NOT a government agency.
* The Warren Food Shelf is NOT to be confused with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s system of food vouchers.
* The Warren Food Shelf is NOT a part of county or state welfare programs, but will work in cooperation along with these and other agencies to help those in need. Top of page
What is the Food Shelf designed to do?
1. The Food Shelf is designed to be used as a resource for those that find themselves in need.
2. The Food Shelf is not to be considered as a sole support of weekly food supplies.
3. The Food Shelf is there to help meet the kind of need that often arises out of temporary financial difficulty or emergency. Top of page
How can someone receive Food Shelf supplies?
1. Come to the Food Shelf between 4:30 - 6pm on Mondays.
2. Recipients will be required to fill out a food shelf and USDA application form, provide picture ID and proof of residence.
3. The food supplies can only be picked up by an adult.
4. A record of each food pick-up will be maintained by the food shelf staff.
5. The food shelf reserves the right to investigate the level of need of each recipient.
6. The food shelf also reserves the right to limit the frequency of visits of each recipient. Top of page
Why do so many people need the Food Shelf?
Their are many factors to why people need the food shelf. One thing we and many other food shelves hear are the rising costs of fuel for heating and transportation. With the increase in fuel prices, the cost of food also goes up because of the cost to ship.
Unemployment, low paying jobs, illness or injury makes it harder to afford fuel, food, mortgage or rent, and payment of regular bills (utilities, insurance, etc.).
Clients may have a limited income or fixed income.
The high cost of medicine and health care. This is a burning issue for those who work where no insurance is available and for the elderly. This is also an issue for those who can get it through their work, but again the cost is too high. Top of page
Who staffs the Warren Food Shelf?
The Warren Food Shelf is staffed by caring volunteers who donate their time weekly to provide this outreach service to the Warren area. Top of page
What can I do to help?
If you have a desire to help or want to be a part of this outreach program, you can help in a number of ways:
1. Make a tax deductible donation of cash payable directly to:
Warren Food Shelf
PO Box 144
Warren, MN 56762
2. Make a donation of food products. Any perishable items should have prior arrangement with the food shelf.
3. Volunteer time to help the staff of the food shelf.
4. Please pray regularly for this outreach program. It will be prayer that helps our program be a success. Top of page
