Did you know 1 in 5 families in Minnesota experience food insecurity?
You can join the fight to feed your community by donating groceries and personal care items to Open Cupboard.
What We Need Most
If you are looking to make an impact, there are 5 items that are at the top of our list:
- Cereal & Oatmeal
- Cooking Oil
- Canned Fruit & Vegetables
- Peanut Butter
- Canned Chicken & Tuna
If you are looking for other items to donate, check out our full list below. We can accept any non-perishable/shelf-stable items that are not expired, including cleaning and hygiene supplies and paper grocery bags!
Below is a list of items that are our current most needed items:
Shelf Stable Food
- Canned Fruit & Fruit Cups
- Canned Meat: fish or chicken
- Canned or Dried Beans
- Canned Soups & Stews (low-sodium preferred!)
- Canned Vegetables
- Cereal or Oatmeal (especially instant packets)
- Cooking Oil
- Crackers, like Ritz & Saltines
- Dried Milk
- Fruit Jams, Jelly, & Preserves
- Pasta
- Pasta Sauce (low-sodium preferred!)
- Peanut Butter
- Rice: brown, basmati, jasmine, white & wild
- Sugar: brown, white, & powdered
Non-Food Items
- Paper Grocery Bags
- Baby Wipes
- Baby Diapers (especially larger sizes)
- Body Wash & Bar Soap
- Laundry Detergent, Pods or Sheets
- Menstrual Pads & Tampons
- Multi-Purpose Wipes
- Shampoo
- Toilet paper
- Toothpaste
You can find a list of our most needed donations here: Most Needed Donations
What We Cannot Accept
While Open Cupboard appreciates the willingness to donate items, there are just some things we cannot accept, including:
- Refrigerated or frozen items – we cannot accept these due to food safety regulations
- Open containers of food – unless food is individually wrapped and labeled
- Bread
- Expired foods
- Feeding tube supplies
- Plastic grocery bags
When can I donate food?
You can find our donation hours here.
To donate food and other items, please drive around to the back of our building and ring the doorbell.
Please do not leave bags or boxes of food outside our door – the squirrels might get to them before we do.
Directions to Open Cupboard can be found here.
If you have any questions about donations, contact donate@opencupboard.org or call 651-371-1130.