WHY IS EVERYTHING SO EXPENSIVE?
Have you ever wondered how you will be able to cover the costs of all your bills? Especially when things happen that are beyond your control? Like electricity bills twice as high as before? What about gas prices? How can it even be legal to do what they are doing to us right now?
I don’t know about you, but I live paycheck to paycheck. These types of costs have really hurt my finances. The problem is, we still have to make things work, right? We still have to put food on the table. Recently, I discovered the most awesome service that can help us all, called Price for all.
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FAREFORALL.ORG
I interviewed Stephanie Wagner, who is the program manager of FareForAll.org. She explained to me that Price for all is a low-cost grocery sales program that offers fresh produce and frozen meats at affordable prices. The program was launched so that everyone has access to healthy and affordable food. Often the most accessible foods are not necessarily nutritious. The Fare For All program aims to change that for people in central Minnesota.
There is no registration or qualification you need to meet to use this program. In fact, the more people who use the program, the better off we all are. The rate for all accepts cash, credit cards and EBT. You don’t have to be considered a low-income family. We all know bills are bills, and the more of us who work together to support this program, the more we help everyone in Central Minnesota. Fare For All also does its best to support local producers in our region.
HOW IT WORKS
Fare For All is a bulk system, so everyone who comes will get the same box of produce, same box of frozen meat, etc. There are some options you can purchase separately, but the idea is buying in bulk is cheaper. Fare For All’s wonderful volunteers spend a lot of time separating loose items into boxes for those using the program.
Stephanie said you can go to the website to sign up for notifications about when Fare For All will be in our area and then just show up. No need to bring boxes or bags of groceries. Everything is ready to go. You can buy produce only, frozen meat only, or a combination of whatever they have.
LOCATIONS AND TIMES
Check the dates below to see when the next Fare For All event is taking place in an area near you.
ANOKA
May 26: 4-6 p.m.
Zion Lutheran Church
1601 4th Ave South
Anoka, MN 55303
BLAINE
May 19: 3-5 p.m.
Lutheran Church of Christ
641 89th Avenue NE
Blaine, MN 55434
BLOOMINGTON
May 20: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Creekside Community Center
9801 Penn Ave South
Bloomington, Minnesota 55431
BUFFALO
May 10: 4-6 p.m.
Zion Lutheran Church
1200MN-25
Buffalo, Minnesota 55313
BURNSVILLE
May 25: 3-5 p.m.
Burnsville Senior Center, Gate 11
200 Burnsville Drive
Burnsville, Minnesota 55337
CHASKA
May 26: 4-6 p.m.
Crown of Glory Lutheran Church
1141 Cardinal Street
Chaska, MN 55318
COTTAGE COTTAGE
May 5: 4-6 p.m.
All Saints Lutheran Church
8100 Belden Blvd.
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
EAGAN
May 10: 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Lakeside Easter Lutheran Church
4545 Pilot Knob Road
Eagan, MN 55122
ELK RIVER
May 6: 2-4 p.m.
Central Lutheran Church
1103 School Street N.W.
Elk River, MN 55330
FRIDLEY
May 27: 10am-12pm
Town of Fridley Senior Programs
6085 7th Street NE
Fridley, Minnesota 55432
GOLDEN VALLEY
May 27: 11am-1pm
Society for the Protection of Animals
845 Meadow Lane North
Golden Valley, MN 55442
SMALL FALLS
May 9: 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Bethel Lutheran Church
901 West Broadway
Little Falls, MN 56345
MANKATO
May 23: 3:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Hosanna Lutheran Church
105 Hosanna Drive
Mankato, MN 56001
MAPLE WOOD
May 16: 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Church of Redeeming Love
2425 White Bear Avenue North
Maple wood, MN 55109
MINNEAPOLIS
May 20: 1-3 p.m.
Minnesota Open Arms
2500 Bloomington Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
NORTHEAST OF MINNEAPOLIS
May 13: 11am-1pm
Workers Local 563
901 14th Avenue NE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413
A NEW HOPE
May 18: 3-5 p.m.
Parish Center of the Saint Joseph Catholic Community
8701 36th Avenue North
New Hope, MN 55427
NORTH BRANCH
May 11: 3-5 p.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church
38460 Lincoln Trail
North Branch, MN 55056
NORTH FIELD
May 12: 3:30-5:30 p.m.
St. Dominic’s Catholic Church
104 Linden Street North
Northfield, Minnesota 55057
OAKDALE
May 23: 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Grace of God Lutheran Church
420 Hayward Avenue North
Oakdale, Minnesota 55128
ONAMIA
May 4: 3-5 p.m.
Veterans Club Inc.
38692 US-169
Onamia, MN 56359
RED WING
May 3: 3-5 p.m.
St. Joseph’s Church
435 West 7th Street
Red wing, MN 55066
WEALTH FIELD
May 24: 1-3 p.m.
Richfield Community Center
7000 Nicolet Avenue
Richfield, MN 55423
ROSEVILLE
May 17: 3-5 p.m.
real life church
2353 North Chatsworth Street
Roseville, Minnesota 55113
SOUTH ST. PAUL
May 24: 4-6 p.m.
Central Square Community Center
100 7th Avenue North
South St. Paul, MN 55075
ST. CLOUD
May 9: 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Salem Lutheran Church
90 Riverside Drive SE
St. Cloud, MN 56304
ST. JOSEPH
May 16: 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
610 County Road 2
St. Joseph, Mn 56374
ST. LOUIS PARK
May 18: 4-6 p.m.
Vista Lutheran Church
4003 Wooddale Avenue South
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
ST. PAUL (FROGTOWN)
May 25: 2-4 p.m.
St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church
739 Lafond Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55104
ST. PAUL (7TH WEST)
May 6: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
West 7th Community Center
265 Oneida Street
5St. Paul, Minnesota 5102
STILL WATER
May 17: 4-6 p.m.
community feed
2300 Orleans Street West
Stillwater, MN 55082
WHITE BEAR LAKE
May 13: 1-3 p.m.
Grace Community Church
4000 Linden Street
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
If you want to see the full schedule and all the dates planned until 2022, you can click on HERE for updates on dates, times and locations.
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