A Food In the 'Hood program
Free Groceries for Your Family, Close to Home
Tell us a little about your household, then pick a time to talk. A Food Support Coordinator will call, find out what your family needs, and match you with a nearby partner food shelf. It is always free, and everyone is welcome.
- Always free
- Everyone is welcome
- You choose your own groceries
- Serving the Twin Cities metro
Request groceries for your family
Step 1 of 2
Your information is only used to match you with a food shelf. We never sell it or share it.
If you are worried about groceries, you belong here.
You do not have to be in crisis to ask. Rent went up. Hours got cut. A car repair took the grocery money. That is reason enough.
Last year, more than 150,000 of your Twin Cities neighbors received food through Good in the 'Hood. There is enough. Asking for help does not take food away from anyone else.
Three steps, about two minutes
Tell us where you live
Just your ZIP code and how many people you feed. That is all we need to start.
Pick a time to talk
A calendar opens right after the form. Choose any time that works for you.
Get matched, then shop
Your Food Support Coordinator calls at that time. It takes about ten minutes. They will tell you which food shelf to go to, when it is open, and exactly what to bring.
Why we start with a phone call
Our partner food shelves are run by neighbors and volunteers. Each one has different hours, and each one has different food on the shelf that week.
Ten minutes on the phone lets your coordinator send you to the site that is closest to you, open when you are free, and stocked with what your family needs. No long line. No wasted bus fare. No showing up to a locked door.
The call is not an interview. Nobody is checking up on you. Your coordinator just wants to get you to the right place with the right food.
What the food shelf visit is like
This is what happens after your call, once your coordinator has matched you with a location.
Groceries you pick yourself
Our food shelves are client choice. That means you walk the aisles and choose what your family will actually eat, the same way you would at a store.
Fresh food, not just cans
Produce, dairy, bread, and protein when they are available, alongside pantry staples.
A hot meal at some sites
Several of our partner locations serve a hot meal the same evening you shop. Your coordinator will tell you if yours does.
Someone who knows your name
The coordinator you talked to stays with you. If you need to come back next month, you already know who to call.
Twin Cities neighbors helping Twin Cities neighbors
- Pounds of groceries distributed
- 1,500,000+Pounds of groceries distributed
- Neighbors served each year
- 150,000+Neighbors served each year
- Households given food support
- 30,000+Households given food support
- People served every month through Food In the 'Hood
- 2,500People served every month through Food In the 'Hood
Based on 2025 annual numbers.
Good in the 'Hood partners with local churches and community organizations in Bloomington and North Minneapolis.
Questions people ask us
Let's get groceries on your table this week.
It takes about two minutes, and it costs nothing.
Not sure about something? Email andrea@goodinthehood.org.