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Monday 2pm - 6pm Tuesday 12pm - 4pm Thursday 2pm - 6pm Friday 10am - 1pm

SACA Food Shelf

Simple Gestures. Full Hearts. We help our neighbors meet their basic needs so we can all grow. If you live outside of our service area, still call.

Since it’s founding in 1976, SACA Food Shelf and Thrift Store has remained committed to providing basic needs services to Columbia Heights, Fridley, Hilltop, Spring Lake Park and NE Minneapolis. We have developed systems using community input so that we can provide the best care possible in order to accomplish our mission of providing food and resources to those in need, while empowering dignity a

nd independence to those we serve in our community. To begin accessing the services you may need from SACA, call 763.789.2444 to setup an appointment. We will always feed you! Make a difference in your community by making a donation to SACA. Each $1 donated equals 10lbs of food! NOTE: The Thrift Store is current closed and we are unable to accept items.

09/04/2026

Reminder! We’re closed on Monday for Labor Day! We’ll be open regular hours on Tuesday.

09/02/2026

We need volunteers to support our new Friday programs! Sign up for a 2-hour volunteer shift THIS FRIDAY (9/4) between 8 am - 4 pm.

☀️Our Morning Markets serve around 150 families each week and provide fresh foods, frozen items, and pantry staples in addition to hygiene, household, and pet food items (as available). We need volunteers to help us set up the market, keep it stocked, and to assist neighbors.

➡️ Sign up to volunteer anytime between 8 am - 1 pm here: https://volunteer.bloomerang.co:443/JE/hljy03laexdrhp

🚗SACA Delivers provides grocery deliveries to homebound seniors and people living with disabilities. Every Friday, we deliver to about 30 neighbors in our service area.

➡️Sign up to volunteer to pack orders (1 - 3 pm) or to deliver groceries in your own vehicle (2 - 4 pm) here: https://volunteer.bloomerang.co:443/JE/gji8x52r13b9kg

Our work wouldn't be possible without the support of this amazing community! Thank you to all volunteers for sharing their time and talents with us!

09/01/2026

Happy September!

We're at the peak of harvest season and serving more families than ever.

As we continue to grow, we need your support to sustain our programs and ensure that neighbors have access to fresh and nutritious foods.

By joining our 50 for 50 Founders Circle and committing to a monthly donation, you're making a big difference in your community and making sure that SACA will be here for years to come. Whether it's $2 a month or $250 a month, every donation matters!

Join our Founders Circle today: https://sacafoodshelf.org/donate

Help us reach our goal of 50 NEW monthly donors by the end of September!

08/27/2026

We’re a proud partner of the Allina Health Mental Health and Addiction Care Center in Fridley. SACA operates a remote food pantry for patients of the center, and we are excited to grow the program with a new garden project!

The Substance Use team started a garden in partnership with the Anoka County SHIP program. Practitioners and patients spend time working in the garden as a part of their therapy program and the produce grown comes to SACA. Next year, the garden will help stock the onsite pantry, so patients can take home fresh produce in addition to pantry items and a freezer meal.

Food is medicine - and amazing things happen when we all work together. 🤝

08/26/2026

Reminder! SACA Food Shelf and Thrift Store is now closed on Wednesdays. We have expanded our Friday Morning Market program to offer more appointments.

Morning Market appointments are once-a-month appointments that include fresh foods, pantry staples, hygiene, household items, and more. Appointments can be made on our website at
sacafoodshelf.org/morningmarkets.

08/25/2026

We LOVE when local produce comes through our doors. 😍 Thank you to wonderful Mary Tholkes for bringing this beautiful bounty from her community garden!

08/24/2026

Paper bags please! 🙏 SACA needs your donation of clean paper bags (in good condition) for our Community Market neighbors. Bag donations can be brought to our donation door (near the garage door) between 10 am - 4 pm Mondays - Thursdays.

Also! Remember to bring your own bags when shopping the Community Market! 🛍️

Thank you, community!

08/21/2026

At SACA, we are constantly working to best meet the needs of our neighbors. This morning, we had our first Morning Market and it was a big success! We're already thinking of ideas to make it better and are getting ready to scale up and serve more neighbors.

In the past few months, we've noticed that Wednesday is our slowest market day. It's also the day where we get the least amount of food rescue.

With these two things in mind, we've decided to close our Wednesday programming (Community Market and SACA Thrift Store) and open more Morning Market appointments on Fridays. This model will give our staff an important administrative day mid-week and ultimately allow us to serve more neighbors.

Morning Market appointments offer hygiene, pet food, and household items (as we have them available), in addition to the fresh, frozen, and dry goods that you can always find in the market. Neighbors can book Morning Market appointments once a month on our website at sacafoodshelf.org/morningmarket.

To recap: SACA Community Market and Thrift store is closed on Wednesdays starting next week (8/26), and Morning Market appointments for 8/28 are open for booking now. 😊

08/20/2026

On Monday, we hit a new record for families served in one day (which happens almost every week!). 225 families came through our doors in the 4 hours that we were open. Our Community Market model provides fresh, nutritious foods to families who need it— as often as they’d like and without barriers. Our record breaking numbers mean that this model is working — more and more families are receiving healthy food — and that is something to celebrate! 🎉

Address

3905 California Street NE
Columbia Heights, MN
55421

Opening Hours

Monday	2pm - 6pm
Tuesday	12pm - 4pm
Thursday	2pm - 6pm
Friday	10am - 1pm

Telephone

+17637892444

Website

http://www.sacafoodshelf.org/

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