Second Harvest Heartland, the Twin Cities food bank, began Kitchen Coalition as a pandemic aid program. Its goal was to provide prepared meals to community members in need and to offer local restaurants a way to continue supporting their employees during a time when restaurants were closing.

As this program developed, Second Harvest partnered with Channel One Food Bank in Rochester and Second Harvest Northern Lakes in Duluth to expand beyond the Twin Cities and provide more meals to people facing hunger.

Together with our partners at Second Harvest Heartland, Channel One has built a network of local restaurants and caterers who turn food bank ingredients into nutritious, freshly prepared meals. Then, trusted nonprofits get those meals to neighbors on a predictable schedule. We know not everyone facing hunger has the home, health, or ability to use the groceries our food bank offers. To continue addressing this gap, our Kitchen Coalition partners serve up culturally connected, freshly prepared meals and a whole new way to fight hunger.

Community Partners

Thank you to our community partners for working with Channel One to address food insecurity. If you would like to get involved as either a production restaurant or distribution partner, please contact Genna Devitt at gennadevitt@channel-one.org or 507-424-1730.

Production Partners

Distribution Partners

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