Polk County Family Resource Centers

12/15/2025

📣 East Grand Forks 📣

12/10/2025

Fosston’s Coffee and Conversation is canceled today due to weather.

12/10/2025

*** Due to continued winter weather the East Grand Forks Family Resource Center will be closed for in person services today 12-10-25*** We will still be available by phone at 218-230-2926 or email [email protected] if you need immediate assistance. Please stay safe and warm

12/09/2025

** Due to winter weather both East Grand Forks and Crookston Family Resource Centers will be closed for in person services*** We will still be available by phone at 218-230-2926 or email [email protected] if you need immediate assistance. Please stay safe and warm!*

12/04/2025

****East Grand Forks Family Resource Center**** will be closed for in-person services from 1:30-5:00 pm today, Thursday December 4, 2025. We are available via Phone 218-230-2926 or email: [email protected].
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Stay safe and warm!!

12/03/2025

Win-e-Mac school Food Support for our School Families!! How you can help.

12/03/2025

December Parent Tip:
Concrete supports in times of need:
Ask for Help When You Need It
Every family faces stress. Reaching out for community resources, services, or trusted friends can ease the pressure and help your family stay strong. You don’t have to handle everything on your own.

12/03/2025

***Win-E-Mac School Giving Tree***
Here is a great opportunity to provide support in your community and bring additional joy in this season of giving!!
Win-E-Mac School Giving Tree still has about 11 stars (kids) waiting to be chosen. Selecting a star lets you shop for a specific child’s needs and wishes, making a direct and meaningful impact for that student.
If you prefer not to shop but still want to help, monetary donations are also welcomed. These funds allow the Win-E-Mac School Social Worker to cover any remaining stars and ensure every child is supported this holiday season.
If you’re interested in selecting a star or donating, please contact Abby Steffan, Win-E-Mac School Social Worker, at 218-431-1682 or 218-563-2900 for details or guidance.
You can also use the link below to select a star directly.
Thank you to everyone who has already contributed—your generosity is truly supporting local families. 💙🎄
https://sites.google.com/view/wemgivingtree/home

11/26/2025

***ATTENTION***Fosston families. Today's Coffee and Conversation @ the Family Resource Center in Fosston from 12-1 pm has been canceled.

11/14/2025

10/31/2025

🥫 Food Shelf Friday Spotlight!
This week, we’re highlighting Grace Community Food Shelf, offering fresh food and resources to Polk County neighbors in need. Don’t hesitate to reach out!

10/30/2025

URGENT COMMUNITY MESSAGE: Standing Together in Uncertain Times

Around the world, and right here in our own neighborhoods, families are facing the devastating possibility of SNAP benefits being reduced or canceled. For thousands of households, this support has been the last safety net keeping food on the table. The thought of losing it has created deep fear and uncertainty among those already struggling with food insecurity.

At The New Hope Food Shelf, we see these struggles firsthand. We serve our own community and seven surrounding ones, each filled with neighbors doing their best to make ends meet. Many of them are the most vulnerable, children, seniors, single parents, veterans, and those living without stable housing. They are turning to us not out of choice, but out of necessity.

And now, as we enter the holiday season and an uncertain future, the weight of this need grows heavier by the day.

But food shelves alone are not enough. That’s why keeping our Soup Kitchen open 7 days a week is absolutely essential. For many, it is the only warm, nutritious meal they’ll have that day, a hot bowl of soup, a comforting plate, and a reminder that they are not forgotten. It’s more than food, it’s dignity, warmth, and community.

Together, the Food Shelf and Soup Kitchen are lifelines, two hands of compassion reaching out to those in crisis. But to keep them open, we need your help.

Now more than ever, we need our community to come together to keep the shelves stocked and the kitchen open.

It costs roughly $200–$250 a week to feed a family of four, and even $10 can provide a hot meal and hope to one guest in our soup kitchen.

This is a time for compassion, for action, and for unity. Our shelves are the heart of the community, and our kitchen is its soul, and both must stay open if we are to weather what’s ahead together.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for your kindness, your generosity, and your continued support. Every donation, every meal served, every hand that reaches out, it all matters.

Together, we can face this uncertainty with hope, resilience, and love. ❤️