© 2013 CROSS Center

Please make a donation to the CROSS Center. Any amount is greatly appreciated.

320-968-7012

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Cross Center of

Benton Co, MN

150 Fourth Ave.

P.O. Box 205

Foley, MN 56329

Mondays:

1pm-4pm, 6pm-8pm

Thursdays:

10am-3pm

Other Local Services

FARE FOR ALL
Resurrection Lutheran Church
610 County Road 2

St. Joseph, MN
Open to everyone, sells packages of fruits, vegetables, and frozen meats. 3:30 - 5:30 on Monday night -see website for schedule and prices.  

 www.fareforall.org  

1-800-582-4291

FARE FOR ALL

Salem Lutheran Church 90 Riverside Dr. SE, St. Cloud, MN 56329    Dates for 2016:  

Sept 12, Oct 3,

Nov 7, Dec 5.  

(same choices and prices as the St. Joe one)

RUBY'S PANTRY

  in Ramey, MN
Bethany Lutheran Church
34238  Nature Rd
Pierz, MN  56364
 
2nd Wednesdayof the month
Distribution

5:00-6:30pm 

$20 for each unit of food.  Bring empty containers for your food.

Welcome to The CROSS Center

NEWS

• The CROSS Center would like to remind people once again to donate during hours. Recently, some donations were left outside and were rained on. They had to be thrown away.
• With the next school year just around the corner, the CROSS Center is starting its School Supply Drive once again. Here is a list of needed supplies. Thank you for your support of local kids.
• July Challenge- During the summer months food shelves see an increase in visitors due to the children being home from school. Last July, the CROSS Center saw 454 visitors. You can help by donating during July. The more you donate, the larger our food shelf’s grant from Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless will be. The challenge funds will proportionally match your donation. Thank you for your support.
• The road construction in front of the CROSS Center makes it challenging to do business. With the temporary sidewalk our customers can park on other streets or parking lots and walk to our front door. We do not have room to park in the back because it must be kept open for dropping off of donations and those driving in the back for pick up. Only bring in donations during the open hours, please. We will be open our usual days and times:  Monday 1-4, 6-8; and Thursday 10-3.  Phone: 968-7012.  Call during open hours if you have any questions.  For anyone who has difficulty walking, please call to make arrangements.
• Thank you to the  anonymous beet donor. They were our first donation of garden produce this year!
• The Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church is starting a vegetable garden project. The goal is to supply fresh, healthy vegetables to the CROSS center this summer and fall. We invite you to join us in this new adventure. So whether you are a master or novice gardener —we need you!  The Garden plot is located at 8179 Ronneby RD NE Foley (Nancy Ammend’s home). If interested please call Nancy 320-336-9816 or Pam 520-720-8800. So put on your green thumb and come enjoy fellowship with your gardening friends.
• Please plant a row of garden produce to donate to the CROSS Center. All fresh produce is welcomed.
• The CROSS Center is in need of volunteers. Most positions require lifting and a lot of standing, but the time commitment is up to you. Everyone is welcome to help. For more information, contact the CROSS Center at crosscenter@hotmail.com.
• The CROSS Center is looking for new board members. Please fill out a volunteer application and indicate on it that you would like to serve on the board.
• Remember to bring your donations in during CROSS open hours and knock on the door if it is locked. If you have a large donation, please let us know ahead of time when it is coming. Everything that we cannot use or has been rotated off the shelves is recycled and nothing will be thrown away. However, if donations are left outside the building and they get wet or smelly, we cannot bring them inside and they must be tossed. Please bring your donations during open hours, Monday 1-4, 6-8; Thursday 10-3.

Thank you for all you do to help us serve others in Benton County.

What We Need Today: September 2ed.

Can Opener, Pancake Syrup, Cream of Chicken Soup, Kleenex, Toothpaste, Toothbrush, Shampoo, Deodorant, Paper Towels, Feminine Products, Popcorn, Mixed Fruit , Canned Mandarin Oranges, and Canned Pineapple.

Money is always welcome as well. Your dollars go further when we buy at the food bank.

What We're About ...

This web site seeks to introduce you to the work and ministry of the C.R.O.S.S. Center in Benton County. It is our hope to acquaint you with the reasons for its existence, the resources it provides and the opportunities YOU are afforded to make a loving and significant difference in the lives of many of your neighbors who find themselves in a time of real crisis or need. Through a dedication to ongoing education, commitment, partnership and resourcing, the C.R.O.S.S. Center seeks to develop a growing awareness of the basic needs around us for food and clothing; to generate a passion to address those needs with compassion, love and care; to foster a willingness to partner together to accomplish much more than would otherwise be possible; and to challenge one another to each do our part to provide the best resources possible, to serve those in need through volunteers who truly care, and to support clients with what it takes to meet their real emergency needs. Whether you find yourself in the role of donor, volunteer or recipient - the ministry of the C.R.O.S.S. Center seeks to address real needs with compassion, integrity and a loving response. To that end, I hope you will join with us and play your part in making a real difference in the lives of those in need!

C.R.O.S.S. Mission: To provide encouragement and assistance to residents of Benton County who are experiencing short-term difficulties in meeting their basic needs for food and clothing.  Assistance is provided regardless of race, color or creed for those who qualify.

CROSS of Benton County serves all low income persons living in Benton county including persons with disabilities to the best of our ability.

"America is the richest country in the world.  And yet tonight, thousands of your neighbors will go to bed hungry.  It may be your child's schoolmate who is undernourished and has difficulty learning on an empty stomach.  Or it could be a co-worker, a working mother whose low-wage job doesn't make ends meet.  Perhaps it's an elderly neighbor who has to make a decision whether to delay filling a prescription or buying groceries.  The faces of hunger are as broad as the faces of America."

                               David Jasby, General Mills