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Distributive Services

Our Distributive Services provide support to individuals who are experiencing food insecurity. Our Food Shelf in Duluth, MN provides people with a basic necessity we all take for granted, access to food and sustenance.

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Our Food Shelf

The Chum Food Shelf located at 120 N 1st Ave West is open Wednesdays and Fridays starting at 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. or until supplies run out. Individuals can come through our line and receive a food box full of healthy foods.

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On Mondays, we distribute food at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, 4831 Grand Ave, from 10 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. or until supplies run out.

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In Duluth, our community's need for the Chum food shelf has only been growing. We do everything we can to provide for these folks, but we need our community's help as well. It is when the village comes together to provide that we all get what we need!

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If you would like to support our food shelf, donations can be brought to 120 N 1st Ave W Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Come down the alley and ring the bell, we will be happy to take any and all donations!

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Chum2GO is a food shelf program intended to increase food access and promote food security in Duluth. The program is specifically intended to reduce barriers for people who may otherwise have a difficult time visiting the food shelf locations in person. Chum2GO serves people with disabilities, large families, seniors, and people who do not have access to transportation. Deliveries are made on the first and third Thursdays of the month. The distribution goes from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. 

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If this is a program you need to utilize yourself please fill out this form:

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We are always needing drivers so that we can serve as many families as possible. If you have a valid driver's license, are able to lift/carry 50 lbs, and have a working vehicle we could use your help! Please contact our Food Distribution Coordinator, Tina Breimon by email or phone. tbreimon@chumduluth.org or 218-740-2490.

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Please Consider Supporting Chum

There are many ways to support us! A gift of money can help us support all of our programs. A gift of time, through volunteering, can help us complete crucial projects. And donations of warmth, clothing, and shelter help keep folks living outside of shelter alive.

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Chum is “People of faith working together to provide basic necessities, foster stable lives, and organize for a just and compassionate community.” We provide emergency shelter, food and street outreach throughout Duluth.

 

Chum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit human services agency in Duluth, MN sponsored and governed by an interfaith coalition of 44 faith communities. Chum was founded in 1973 when 10 churches located in Duluth’s Central Hillside neighborhood pooled their resources to meet the needs of the neighborhood’s many low-income residents more effectively. Chum now offers emergency food, shelter, advocacy, support, and outreach throughout Duluth.

Chum is Duluth’s primary safety-net organization where people who are homeless or who have very low incomes can come for assistance and a welcoming, safe community. Chum operates Duluth’s largest food shelf and provides emergency shelter and supportive services for homeless individuals and families. We help people find housing and employment, access public benefits, and receive basic medical care. At Chum’s Drop-In Center (day shelter) people can pick up mail (both physical and e-mail), do their laundry, have a hot meal, socialize over games or conversations, and perhaps most importantly, find a warm and welcoming community where they can be safe, heard, and respected.
Chum is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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