Catholic Charities Announces Senior Meal Program Pick-Up Opportunities for March

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By KNSI’s Jake Judd:

(KNSI) – The Senior Dining Frozen Meal Expansion Project started incorporating frozen foods, developing pop-up sites, and partnering with food shelves to more than triple its capacity and preparing and delivering about 91,000 meals per month, up from 26,000 meals a month the previous year.

The nutritious frozen meals meet one-third of the recommended daily allowance for seniors and are packaged in microwave- and oven-safe containers.

The free meals are available in quantities of 10 and up to 30 per month for participates age 60 and older who’ve registered for the program.

Catholic Charities Senior Dining sites have provided seniors with food during the COVID-19 pandemic with modified quarantine practices. In November 2020, Catholic Charities was awarded the Minnesota Department of Human Services Circle of Excellence award, recognizing that the program had to change how it worked during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Catholic Charities Senior Dining, a program of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud, has been providing low-cost meal options for seniors for more than 55 years.

Pickup locations include:

Avon: Monday, March 1, 1 to 2 pm – Avon Food Shelf, 212 1st St SW, Avon, MN 56310
Ogilvie: Tuesday, March 2, 11 am to 12 pm – Ogilvie Museum, 102 N Hill Ave, Ogilvie, MN 56358
Mora: Tuesday, March 2, 12 to 1 pm – First Presbyterian Church, 551 S Wood St, Mora, MN 55051
Brainerd: Wednesday, March 3, 11 am to 12:30 pm – North Star Apartments, 410 E River Rd, Brainerd, MN 56401
Brainerd: Thursday, March 4, 11 am to 1 pm – Brainerd Lakes Salvation Army, 208 S 5th St, Brainerd, MN 56401
Wadena: Thursday, March 4, 1 to 2 pm – Immanuel Lutheran Church, 403 2nd St SE, Wadena, MN 56482
Hinckley: Friday, March 5, 10 to 11:30 am – Hinckley Community Center, 102 Dunn Ave N, Hinckley, MN 55037
Foley: Monday, March 8, 11 am to 1 pm – Foley Area CARE, 321 6th Ave, Foley, MN 56329
St. Cloud: Monday, March 8, 11 am to 1 pm – First Presbyterian Church, 340 5th Ave S, St. Cloud, MN 56301
St. Cloud: Tuesday, March 9, 1 to 3 pm – Catholic Charities Emergency Services, 157 Roosevelt Rd, St Cloud, MN 56301
Pillager: Thursday, March 11, 12 to 4 pm – Pillager Area Family Center, 305 Fir Ave, Pillager, MN 56473
Milaca: Thursday, March 11, 2 to 3:30 pm – Alliance Church, 12543 MN-23, Milaca, MN 56353
Little Falls: Friday, March 12, 10 to 11 am – Little Falls Senior Center, 510 7th St NE, Little Falls, MN 56345
North Branch: Saturday, March 13, 9:30 to 11:30 am – Ruby’s Pantry, 4359 392nd St, North Branch, MN 55056
Crosby: Monday, March 15, 11 am to 12:30 pm – Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, 320 E Main St, Crosby, MN 56441
Askov: Tuesday, March 16, 1 to 2:30 pm – Askov Community Center, 6369 Kobmagergade, Askov, MN 55704
Long Prairie: Wednesday, March 17, 10 to 11:30 am – Long Prairie Food Distribution Center, 127 Central Ave, Long Prairie, MN 56347
Rush City: Thursday, March 18, 10 to 11:30 am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 425 S Frandsen Ave, Rush City, MN 55069
Sandstone: Thursday, March 18, 1 to 2:30 pm – Pine Habilitation and Supported Employment, Inc.(PHASE), 106 Main St, Sandstone, MN 55072
Staples: Thursday, March 18, 2 to 5:30 pm – Lakewood Health System (Senior Campus by gazebo), 401 Prairie Ave NE, Staples, MN 56479
Sartell: Monday, March 22, 8 to 10:30 am – Celebration Lutheran Church, 1500 Pine Cone Rd N, Sartell, MN 56377
St. Cloud: Tuesday, March 23, 1 to 3 pm – Catholic Charities Emergency Services, 157 Roosevelt Rd, St Cloud, MN 56301
Paynesville: Wednesday, March 24, 1 to 2:30 pm – Green Roof Area Center, 1105 W Main St, Paynesville, MN 56362
St. Joseph: Thursday, March 25, 10:30 am to 12 pm – Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 Co Rd 2, St Joseph, MN 56374
Pierz: Friday, March 26, 10 am to 12 pm – Fellowship Bible Church, 12876 MN-25, Pierz, MN 56364
Sartell: Wednesday, March 31, 9:30 to 11 am – Sartell Community Center, 125 Pine Cone Rd N, Sartell, MN 56377