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.
Online Donations
Making a monthly donation gives Channel One a steady source of continuing support and balances your annual giving throughout the year. It’s easy and efficient.
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?
Food Donations
Channel One Regional Food Bank relies both on our corporate and individual food donors to help us feed people and change lives!
Latest News & Events from Channel One
COVID-19 Updates
MN The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Annual Eligibility Form United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-4/2020 April 7, 2020 @ 3:30 p.m. I am eligible to receive TEFAP commodity food because: I [...]
Heroic Donors Come to lift Channel One out of Flooding
Heroic Donors Come to lift Channel One out of Flooding Rochester, Minnesota – July 29, 2019 Channel One employees and volunteers came to work to find their fleet of trucks and cars were submerged [...]
Channel One Regional Food Bank, Walmart, Sam’s Club and Feeding America Launch “Fight Hunger. Spark Change.”
Channel One Regional Food Bank, Walmart, Sam’s Club and Feeding America Launch “Fight Hunger. Spark Change.” A Campaign to Combat Hunger in Channel One’s 14 County Service Area. Rochester, MN May 9, 2019 [...]