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Our Mission:
Our Mission:
The NURC Food Shelf offers food to families and individuals who are in need.
The NURC Food Shelf offers food to families and individuals who are in need.
Who we are:
Who we are:
As a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, we have been serving the community since 1988. We are completely volunteer run and supported by grants and by generous food and financial donations from the community.
As a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, we have been serving the community since 1988. We are completely volunteer run and supported by grants and by generous food and financial donations from the community.
Leadership:
Leadership:
The food shelf is currently led by a board of directors comprised of the following members:
The food shelf is currently led by a board of directors comprised of the following members:
Ray Martin - Food Shelf Manager
Ray Martin - Food Shelf Manager
Rae Ann Keeler-Aus - Board Chair
Rae Ann Keeler-Aus - Board Chair
Margaret Khali - Vice Board Chair
Margaret Khali - Vice Board Chair
Cindy Smiglewski - Secretary
Cindy Smiglewski - Secretary
Brenda Peterson - Finance Officer
Brenda Peterson - Finance Officer
Michele Huggins - Grants Manager
Michele Huggins - Grants Manager
Robin Beito- Director
Robin Beito- Director
Pastor Dan Bowman - Director
Pastor Dan Bowman - Director
Pat Giese - Director
Pat Giese - Director
Keith Zempel - Director
Keith Zempel - Director
If you have any questions or concerns
please call our Food Shelf Coordinator, Ray Martin at (320) 841-0897
The Neighbors United Resource Center (NURC) Food Shelf in Granite Falls is an emergency food shelf. Providing around-the-clock services for people in need, NURC was started in a church basement back in the 1980’s in response to the Farm Crisis. Our founder was the legendary Farm Advocate, Lou Anne Kling, who spent her entire life working tirelessly to keep family farmers on their land.
As need and awareness spread, the food shelf moved to a small shop downtown and then to the basement of the old Yellow Medicine County Courthouse. Our final move was to our current building in which we rented for a few years before an anonymous donor purchased the building on our behalf in 2018. This increase in capacity has allowed us to serve thousands of individuals.
The NURC Food Shelf serves anyone who needs food. We cannot turn anyone away. This is the core of our mission and represents our deep commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and the compassion and activism of our founder Lou Anne Kling.
The NURC Food Shelf serves anyone who needs food. We cannot turn anyone away. This is the core of our mission and represents our deep commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and the compassion and activism of our founder Lou Anne Kling.
Our all-volunteer staff is led by Ray Martin, who has a long track record of community service. Ray has led mission trips to Guatemala and has set an example for selfless, faith-based service to those in need. Ray picked up where Lou Anne and Joan Johnson left off and made use of his extensive network and community credibility to bring much needed resources to the Food Shelf.
Our all-volunteer staff is led by Ray Martin, who has a long track record of community service. Ray has led mission trips to Guatemala and has set an example for selfless, faith-based service to those in need. Ray picked up where Lou Anne and Joan Johnson left off and made use of his extensive network and community credibility to bring much needed resources to the Food Shelf.
Our Board Members
Our Board Members
Ray Martin
Rae Ann Keeler-Aus
Margaret Khali
Cindy Smiglewski
Brenda Peterson
Michele Huggins
Robin Beito
Pastor Dan Bowman
Pat Giese
Keith Zempel
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