Feeding Frogtown look to raise money for food truck, bigger location to fill gap left by food shelf closings
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A local food shelf is raising money for a refrigerated food truck to help meet the growing need.
Feeding Frogtown holds a biweekly food distribution at the West Minnehaha Recreation Center in St. Paul, and weekly satellite distributions at eight locations in Frogtown including Liberty Plaza, Como Place Apartments and Mount Airy.
Organizers said they supply food to more than 1,000 people a week through two events. They added that their work has become necessary after the sudden loss of two local food shelves in the area.
They need a new funding partner to find or build a new permanent home to help serve the growing need.
The satellite distributions are made possible with the help of several local restaurants partnered with the organization to prepare nutritious meals to donate.
Organizers said they need a refrigerated truck as a reliable and consistent way to store and transport foods and meals throughout the Frogtown neighborhood. In addition to the refrigerated truck, they are also looking for a partner to continue to grow the organization.
The organization needs $50,000 for the truck and has started a GoFundMe to raise money.
The food distribution at the West Minnehaha Recreation Center occurs every other Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The satellite food distribution times vary. A list can be found here. For more information on Feeding Frogtown, click here.