Hugo Good Neighbors Food Shelf

10/12/2026

We depend on volunteers to fulfill our mission to provide food for families and individuals in need while maintaining their dignity. On Sunday, October 4, we celebrated our volunteers and staff during our annual volunteer appreciation dinner.

This past year, 177 volunteers have donated over 5,500 hours of their time to serve our neighbors in need. Thank you for all that you do! We’d also like to thank Donatelli’s restaurant in White Bear for a delicious meal, American Legion Hugo Post 620 for hosting our event, Kim’s Cake Designs, LLC for the delicious cupcakes and Leben’s Floral for the beautiful assortment of mums that our volunteers took home.

If you or someone you know is interested in volunteering, please contact the Hugo Good Neighbors Food Shelf at 651-528-6224 or visit our website: https://www.hugofoodshelf.org/get-involved/volunteer/ to apply.

08/18/2026

We are humbled to accept a generous donation from Ideal Credit Union of Hugo and the Ideal Foundation. It will be used to serve our neighbors in need. Thank you!

07/26/2026

The high cost of food continues to squeeze everyone in our community and stretching the food dollar is more important than ever. The good news is that every dollar you donate to the Hugo Good Neighbors Food Shelf can provide up to THREE MEALS for our neighbors in need. That’s because we use your donation to purchase food through Second Harvest Heartland – one of the nation’s largest food banks. A gift of $30 will help feed a child for a month and a gift of $150 will help feed a family of four.

During July, every donation that you make to the Hugo Good Neighbors Food Shelf will be matched dollar for dollar up to $2,000 thanks to a generous local donor. In addition, any donation received during July is eligible to receive a matching grant from Open Your Heart, a Minnesota based nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting hunger in our community. Please use our convenient and secure online giving form to make your donation today: https://www.hugofoodshelf.org/give/. Thank you!

07/19/2026

The heat is on and so is the challenge of feeding families in need. However, we’ve got a way to beat the heat and ease the stress of feeding our neighbors in need.

Thanks to a generous local donor, every donation that you make to the Hugo Good Neighbors Food Shelf during July will be matched dollar for dollar up to $2,000. In addition, any donation received during July is also eligible to receive a matching grant from Open Your Heart, a Minnesota based nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting hunger in our community. Please help us kick hunger together by contributing today through our convenient and secure online giving form: https://www.hugofoodshelf.org/give/. Thank you!

07/12/2026

Summer is in full swing and while most families are taking vacations and enjoying the beach, some families are struggling with providing three square meals a day. However, thanks to a generous local donor, every donation that you make to the Hugo Good Neighbors Food Shelf during July will be matched dollar for dollar up to $2,000.

In addition, any donation received during July is also eligible to receive a matching grant from Open Your Heart, a Minnesota based nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting hunger in our community. Please help us kick hunger together by contributing today through our convenient and secure online giving form: https://www.hugofoodshelf.org/give/. Thank you!

07/07/2026

Thank you to Redeemed Books & Media for this generous donation to support our neighbors in need!

This Is What Community Looks Like! 💚🤝

Because of your incredible generosity, we're honored to present a $2,005 donation to the Hugo Good Neighbors Food Shelf from the proceeds of this year's Hugo Book Sale!

Even more exciting—that's double what we were able to donate last year! What an amazing testament to the kindness and generosity of our community.

This wouldn't have been possible without every person who donated books, shopped the sale, shared our event, or lifted this effort up in prayer. Every act of support helped make a difference.

Together, we're helping ensure that neighbors in need have access to food and support when they need it most. This is what being a good neighbor is all about—coming together, caring for one another, and strengthening our community through generosity and compassion.

Thank you, Hugo, for making this possible and for showing what can happen when a community comes together for a greater purpose.

To God be the glory!

💚 Redeemed Books & Media

07/01/2026

Today is the Summer Challenge Kick-Off and from now through July, your donation to the Hugo Good Neighbors Food Shelf gets a boost through a matching grant from Open Your Heart, a Minnesota based nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting hunger in our community. Summer is a challenging time to feed families in need because kids are home and visits to the food shelf increase as donations dip. Please help us kick hunger together by contributing today through our convenient and secure online giving form: https://www.hugofoodshelf.org/give/. Thank you!

Hugo Good Neighbors Food Shelf is a 501c(3) Non-Profit Organization. All donations are 100% tax deductible to the full extent of the law.

06/04/2026

School is out and with it comes the challenge of feeding kids all day long. The Hugo Good Neighbors Food Shelf is here to help. We’re busy stocking the shelves and you can shop for what you need to feed your family. If you know of someone in need, please ask them to contact us. If you’d like to donate, please use our convenient and secure online giving form: https://www.hugofoodshelf.org/give/. Thank you!

04/21/2026

It’s National Volunteer Week and we’d like to salute the volunteers that help the Hugo Good Neighbors Food Shelf fulfill its mission of providing food to families and individuals in need while maintaining their dignity.

In the past year alone, 168 volunteers have given more than 4,600 hours of their time to serving the needs of others. From transporting, sorting, and packaging more than 150,000 pounds of food, to fundraising, promotion and serving families in need, we could not do it without you! Thank you for all that you do!

04/20/2026

Save the date of June 13th for this book sale fundraiser supporting the Hugo Good Neighbors Food Shelf!

📚✨ Last summer, we were thrilled to raise over $1,000 for the Hugo Good Neighbors Food Shelf through our fundraising book sale! Thanks to everyone who donated, shopped, and helped make it possible.

We’re excited to do it again this year on June 13th, 2026! Mark your calendars and get ready to find great books while supporting a wonderful cause. Every purchase helps put food on the table for our neighbors in need.