COMMUNITY

MAHUBE-OTWA offers a variety of services

The MAHUBE-OTWA community partnership offers a variety of services including Head Start, child care, energy assistance and weatherization to residents of Hubbard, Wadena, Mahnomen, Becker and Otter Tail counties.

They also provide caregiver support and offer resources for those needing help with homemaking as well as Medicare and insurance counseling. In addition, they participate in the VITA tax aide program and provide volunteer opportunities in the community.

For more information, call the Park Rapids office at 218-732-7204 or go to www.mahube.org.

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AKELEY-NEVIS AREA FOOD SHELF

The Akeley-Nevis Area Food Shelf is located next to the post office, at 6 Broadway St. E. in Akeley.

All families, individuals and seniors meeting the eligibility requirements may receive food items. Those in need of food fill out a simple form and hand it to a volunteer.

On Tuesdays from 9 to 11 a.m., families line up in their cars and are handed a list of available food items to choose from, quantities received are based on the number of people in their family. At that point, volunteer shoppers fill the order and bring it out to the car.

Send checks or gift cards to Akeley Food Shelf, P.O. Box 25, Akeley, MN, 56433. Cash and food donations can be brought to the food shelf on Tuesdays from 9 to 11 a.m. Volunteers are also welcome. For more information, call the food shelf Tuesdays at 218-652-2388.

RUBY’S PANTRY

Ruby’s Pantry is a nonprofit organization that distributes corporate surplus grocery items on a monthly basis.

While there are no residency or income requirements for participation, it is their goal to help food-insecure individuals and families from the community and the surrounding area.

In Laporte, Ruby’s Pantry is sponsored by Trinity Lutheran Church at 315 Main St W, Laporte and is held on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Registration begins at 4:30 p.m. and food bundles are available from 4:30-6 p.m.

In Menahga, Ruby’s Pantry is hosted by the Assembly of God Church at 216 Aspen Ave. S. Food distribution is the third Saturday of the month. Registration begins at 8 a.m. with food bundles available from 8 to 9:30 a.m.

For more information on these and other Ruby’s Pantry locations, visit their website or Facebook pages.