(KNSI)—A partnership with the group Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless will boost donations to the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud food shelf this month.
The organization will match donations made throughout July up to $4,000. Monetary contributions can be made at the Catholic Charities website.
Program Manager Eric Vollen explains why donations are so needed this time of year. “When school is out for summer vacation, many children miss out on free school meals and families turn to us for support. We are seeing an increase of food-insecure people here in the St. Cloud area, and the summer challenge comes at a time when our food shelf needs help the most.”
Food shelves in Minnesota had over 7.5 million visits last year, an all-time high. This beat the prior record by two million visits, set in 2022. Catholic Charities Food Shelf handed out over 180,000 pounds of healthy and nutritious meals.
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