Feeding People. Changing Lives.
Channel One Regional Food Bank, a member of Feeding America, is the largest hunger relief organization in Southeast Minnesota. Channel One provides food assistance to low-income individuals and families through the Channel One Food Shelf Program. Additionally, Channel One rescues surplus donated food product from the food industry and distributes the food to area food shelves, meal programs, group homes, and shelters throughout a 14-county service area in Southeast Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. Learn More »
Feeding People
Together we can feed people and change lives! Did you know that Channel One can turn a mere $1 into enough food for at least four meals for our hungry neighbors?
Secure Donation
Join Meal-a-Month where your monthly donation gives Channel One a steady source of continuing support and balances your annual giving throughout the year. It’s easy and efficient.
Food Donations
Channel One Regional Food Bank relies both on our corporate and individual food donors to help us feed people and change lives!
Most Requested
Carrots, Radishes, Green Beans, Summer Squash (please keep maximum length for zucchini under 8 inches), Winter Squash, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Peppers, Onions, Potatoes, Beets…
Latest News & Events from Channel One
Walmart Foundation Awards Channel One Regional Food Bank $20,000 to Rescue Local Food
Channel One Regional Food Bank and Walmart Foundation are Working Together to Feed More People in Need April 26, 2018 –Rochester, MN–Channel One Regional Food Bank recently received a grant in the amount of $20,000 [...]
National Association of Letter Carriers, Seneca Foods and Channel One Regional Food Bank Partner to Fight Summer Hunger
Rochester, MN — (May 17, 2018) — On Saturday, May 12th, letter carriers, their postal patrons, and Seneca Foods, raised 83,270 pounds of food for Channel One, during the 26th [...]
Channel One Regional Food Bank and Aldi are Working Together to Help End Hunger
May 18, 2018 –Rochester, MN–Channel One Regional Food Bank recently received a grant in the amount of $10,000 from Aldi to allow us to assist our member agencies with their [...]