Food Waste Prevention April is Earth Month, and in honor of our commitment to environmental responsibility, we’ll be exploring a new topic related to environmental sustainability every week this month. To begin, we’re digging into Food Waste Prevention Week! Wedge Co-ops is demonstrating our commitment to working toward changing the culture on food waste as an…
2024 Change Matters Partners January: SACA Food Shelf (Southern Anoka Community Assistance) provides a pathway to stability and self-sufficiency while offering essential services with dignity and respect. February: BIPOC Foodways Alliance uplifts, preserves, and archives stories of BIPOC communities through the lens of food while simultaneously breaking down barriers between cultural communities. March: Neighborhood Roots…
Our 2022 Change Matters program is focused on supporting local nonprofit organizations that uplift BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) communities and those providing hunger relief. This year, we’re adding an additional focus on aspiring farmers who are immigrants, women and people of Color. Our Change Matters program generates thousands of dollars for local nonprofits… Read More →
This year we are thrilled to be partnering with organizations in our community who work to empower and uplift Black, Indigenous an other communities of Color (BIPOC), along with those who are working to address the hunger crisis that has been amplified by the pandemic. Our shoppers’ generous Change Matters donations totaled over $140,000 in… Read More →
Our Change Matters program supports local nonprofits through small-change donations collected at our registers. Now more than ever, Change Matters funding is critical in helping local nonprofits continue their work in empowering the community, feeding those in need, lending a helping hand, and making our communities better places to live. Here are some highlights from…
Every small change donation you make at the register has a HUGE impact on your local community! Thank you for choosing to round up your purchase and support your neighborhood nonprofits. In 2019, your Change Matters donations built a food pantry in the Tubman Chrysalis Center, provided free and affordable music lessons for youth in… Read More →
By Leigh McCarren, Ownership & Outreach Coordinator What brought you to the co-op? I’ve always aimed to work for places that are less profit-driven and care about giving back to the community. I was a customer of Linden Hills before I was an employee and I loved the neighborhood feel and personal customer service the… Read More →
Our Change Matters program makes it easy for shoppers to round up their purchases for amazing nonprofits in our community. We’re excited to announce our 2019 Change Matters partners. Since consolidation, we’ve raised nearly $200,000 for our Change Matters partners! 2019 CALENDAR JANUARY: Upstream Arts – providing shared creative experiences for people with disabilities FEBRUARY:…
