Visit us at our headquarters in the East Side of Saint Paul, or at our offices in Minneapolis, Willmar, and Austin.
Office hours. Monday - Friday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. Saturday-Sunday: Closed - Click here for holiday closure dates
Visit us at our headquarters in the East Side of Saint Paul, or at our offices in Minneapolis, Willmar, and Austin.
Office hours. Monday - Friday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. Saturday-Sunday: Closed - Click here for holiday closure dates
CLUES connects our community to nutritious foods and other resources to keep families healthy.
CLUES connects our community to nutritious foods and other resources to keep families healthy.
However, many in our community face barriers to accessing adequate healthy food for their families.
CLUES offers a variety of programs to help increase access to and knowledge about healthy and nutritious food.
Canasta Familiar is a free food distribution program held every Monday at the CLUES St. Paul office and every Wednesday at the CLUES Minneapolis office.
Each week, Canasta Familiar receives donations that include fresh produce (fruits and vegetables), meat, and other non-perishable items. Foods vary according to availability.
Families can choose their food and select the items that are most appropriate for their homes. There is a limit of one basket per family. Read the full program guidelines here.
Mondays, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
CLUES Family Wellness & Childcare Programs Center:
461 Maria Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, 55106
Wednesdays, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
CareerForce Center
777 East Lake Street. Minneapolis, MN 55407
Every 2nd and 4th Friday of each month, 12:00-2:00 p.m.
Every 3rd Thursday of each month, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Riverland Community College
1900 8th Ave NW, Door W5, Austin, MN 559
For information on Canasta Familiar, contact:
Phone: 612-444-2156
Email: canasta@clues.org
We need the support of individual donors to purchase healthy and cultural food distributed weekly through the CLUES Food Distribution Program, Canasta Familiar.
CLUES can help you or your family apply for financial assistance through SNAP (food stamps). SNAP is a federal program that provides funds to individuals and families in need to purchase food each month. Even if you are not a U.S. citizen, if you have US-born children, you may qualify.
To make an appointment for SNAP enrollment assistance, contact:
TWIN CITIES & GREATER MINNESOTA
Phone: 651-379-4270 | 612-299-1319
Email: SNAP@CLUES.ORG
Watch CLUES videos to get more information about how to apply for SNAP benefits and how to use Market Bucks.
Visit the CLUES YouTube page to watch these videos in Spanish with Spanish subtitles or Spanish audio descriptions. Click here.
CLUES Jardin Comunitario (Community Garden) is a space to gather, learn, share, heal, celebrate, and envision the future we want to create. We envision a permanent community-led green space where individuals can foster their own health through a culturally relevant connection to food-growing traditions. The Community Garden is located on the east side of Saint Paul, next to CLUES Saint Paul Headquarters (797 East 7th St., St. Paul MN 55106)
Workshops and other activities are usually communicated through the Community Garden Participants WhatsApp group as well as the Community Garden Facebook group.
Discover a guide full of tips and resources in Spanish to get you started in the world of gardening, all of them adapted to the Minnesota climate.
Developed by gardeners & participants from our Community Garden, the guide wants to inspire others to build gardens at home.
Space to encourage learning, conversation, resources and the exchange of ideas around gardening.
For information on the Community Garden, contact: communitygarden@clues.org
CLUES is partnering with Second Harvest Heartland, The Food Group, and Hunger Solution to build healthy, hunger-free communities.
CLUES is a nonprofit public charity recognized as tax exempt by the IRS under section 501(c)(3). CLUES tax ID: 41-1386986. Our Donor Privacy Policy can be found here.
