128 North Meridian Street, Belle Plaine, MN 56011
About Us
OUR HISTORY
OUR HISTORY
The Belle Plaine Area Food Shelf, in conjunction with the USDA and Second Harvest Heartland, began as an idea in 2009, with a vision for helping those in need in our community. It became a reality in 2011.
A few years later, the Belle Plaine Area Food Shelf purchased its own building at 128 North Meridian Street in Belle Plaine. In 2020, we began a collaboration with the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Health, and SHIP. We received a grant to become a Super Shelf, and in 2021, we officially became a one.
OUR MISSION
OUR HISTORY
The mission of the Belle Plaine Area Food Shelf is to provide food with respect and dignity to those in need in the Belle Plaine Area by distributing and engaging in partnerships that advance self-sufficiency.
OUR TEAM
OUR TEAM
The Belle Plaine Area Food Shelf is supported financially by friends and neighbors in the community and staffed completely by volunteers.
Current officers are:
Betsy Ollhoff, President
Jim Lange, Vice President
Sara Lasch, Treasurer
Pat Ollhoff, Facilities Manager