Chum

Nonprofit in Duluth, MN serving those experiencing homelessness and poverty
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CHUM provides basic needs services to those in Duluth in need of emergency shelter, food support, permanent supportive housing programs for children and their families, and a warm day community center.

08/19/2026

This past July, the 2nd Annual High School Soccer Jamboree was hosted by Duluth Marshall, with donations going to Chum! 372 pounds of food and $250 was collected by eleven high school soccer programs ⚽ Duluth Marshall's head coach, Michael Sengbush, comments on why he started the tournament:

"There continues to be a need to support food shelves, as more and more people are having to turn to pantries such as Chum to get their needs met. I find this is a great opportunity to let our young players know that they can make a difference in the lives of others. By having this showcase, we are building awareness not only with the players and parents, but hopefully the community at large."

08/17/2026

"I'm not rich, I'm not poor, but getting clean laundry for free every week helps tremendously with paying for other necessities."

On a recent Tuesday morning in East Hillside, the laundry mat buzzes with activity. People come in with heavy baskets and black plastic bags of dirty clothes from the neighborhood; some rode the bus from miles away, many with kids in tow. Folks laugh and chat with familiar faces as they walk into in a room full enough to run out of available laundry machines. After a bustling few hours, people left the way they came, but with fresh clean laundry and smiles on their faces.

This is a typical day for the local chapter of Laundry Love, a volunteer-run effort to provide no cost laundry to more than 40 low-income households every week at partner sites Spirit Valley Laundry and Maytag Laundry in the East Hillside.

Originally hesitant to come to Laundry Love because "it sounded too good to be true", Royal, who's been utilizing Laundry Love for the past three months, is finally coming to the realization that there really is no catch. "There's fresh cookies and coffee, there's kids' puzzles. Volunteers know me by name. They're so bubbly and helpful and happy doing what they do. A volunteer even hand sews laundry bags for people to keep and carry their laundry. Laundry Love has just done so much good for the community."

When comparing Laundry Love to a big community party, the response was met with a chuckle, and a "You know, it basically is! It's really a community of people you can trust."

Laundry Love not only offers people the dignity of clean clothes; it has grown into a community gathering space where people can connect with neighbors and with other community resources. To learn more about Laundry Love and other projects started by Stepping On Up, as well as how you can support, go to https://steppingonupduluth.org/laundry-love

08/13/2026

Chum is a participant in the Discover First Street Passport Program! During the month of August, we will be collecting canned goods for our food shelf in exchange for a passport stamp at our office on 21 W 1st Street.

The free Discover First Street Passport encourages participants to visit First Street businesses, restaurants, nonprofits, and community destinations while completing activities and collecting stamps along the way.

Learn more here: https://dulutheda.org/discover-first-street-passport-program/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTq2t1wZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMTFJOGdyd0NRYllVbFBWVVJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe2xcP8LT3MhCOle2VK7rn8Q5HOC8glHBfFd5R_P-ezXc4DPr8zFw-Cl26BSM_aem_Fj48pyBNdO1SDnqVMc9phQ

08/12/2026

Chum's Steve O'Neil Apartment Site Services Manager, Adrienne Brown, will be holding an art show reception and fundraising event tomorrow, August 13th, at the Zeitgeist! Come admire and purchase some incredible artwork by one of Chum's very own 🤩🌟

50% of proceeds go towards programing for the families residing at Steve O'Neil Apartments.

08/07/2026

Folks! Our outreach team is in desperate need of socks. If you'd like to donate a pair (or organize a sock drive within your community!), donations can be dropped off from M-F, 8AM-4PM, at 21 W 1st Street.

08/06/2026

A reminder that tomorrow is another Produce Friday at the Chum Food Shelf! Come grab some fresh produce from local farmers, whatever your situation, background, or income level may be. Produce Fridays is for everyone 🥦🥒🧅 See you from 10am-noon!

07/30/2026

Thank you everyone for your continued patience, encouragement, and partnership through our shelter's construction process. We're on our way up! 🏗🚧⬆

07/29/2026

Chum invites neighbors, downtown businesses, community partners, and everyone who lives, works, volunteers, worships, or visits downtown Duluth to join us for this year's Neighborhood Night Out on Tuesday, August 4th, at the Damiano Center.

In support of the ongoing Chum Shelter Expansion, this year's event will be held at the Damiano Center. This temporary relocation will allow construction activities to continue safely and efficiently while ensuring this valued community tradition remains an opportunity to connect with one another. Neighborhood Night Out celebrates the strength of our downtown community by bringing together residents, businesses, service organizations, and public safety partners to build relationships and foster a safer, more connected neighborhood. Whether you're a long-time resident, a downtown employee, or new to the area, we encourage you to join us, meet your neighbors, and celebrate the partnerships that make our community so special.

We are grateful to the Damiano Center for hosting this year's event and look forward to welcoming Neighborhood Night Out back to the Chum campus once construction of the new shelter has been completed.

07/28/2026

"Long ago, when I was married with my two kids, I utilized a food shelf, as we didn't have any food nor were we getting paid for a couple weeks. I felt small and inadequate as a mother who couldn't provide for her family. As an employee at Chum's Food Shelf, I want all individuals to feel welcome and not judged. I want to provide a service where they feel welcome and walk away knowing they were heard."

"The donations from the Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless campaign are so important - it's the money that provides Thanksgiving boxes in November. We want to help support people coming together to share a meal. You can hear folks talk weeks in advance about how excited they are for their Thanksgiving box and how they're using it to cook for a lot of people."

The Open Your Heart to the Hungry and HomelessOpen Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless campaign ends at the end of July - there's still time for your donation to be matched! Every dollar you donate goes that much further for our Thanksgiving meals 💞

Address

102 W Second Street
Duluth, MN
55802

Website

http://www.chumduluth.org/

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