Heart-n-Soul Community Café, Inc. is a non-profit, social entrepreneurship that serves locally-grown fresh food and operates under a pay-what-you-can model.
We value a place where everyone is welcome and provide
creative payment solutions for all.
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Committed to addressing food insecurities, building communities, and providing delicious food to nurture body, heart, and soul.
Upcoming Events
MARCH CAFES CANCELED
After much research and consulting with local and state entities on Covid-19 (Coronavirus), Heart-n-Soul Community Café has decided to cancel cafés on both March 15th at MYRT Armstrong Center and March 22nd at Square One Kitchens. Our guests and volunteers mean the world to us, and we feel this is in the best interest of everyone given our current information. Thank you for understanding! We will keep everyone up to date with rescheduled and future cafés.
SUNDAY, MARCH 15
MYRT Armstrong Center
1419 1st Ave S, Fargo
**CANCELED**
SUNDAY, MARCH 22
Square One Kitchen
1407 1st Ave N, Fargo
**CANCELED**
Although our March cafes are canceled, we at Heart-n-Soul Community Café would still like to help during this time of need in our society. With that in mind, we wanted to share with you a couple of things that you can do and/or support for the immediate food-related needs in our community. Cass Clay Food Partners has developed this crowd-sourced list of all emergency food resources available to those most vulnerable in our community. If you know anyone who might be struggling with food insecurity/hunger, please share it:
Free Meals & Groceries
(updated 3/18): Comprehensive listing of free meals for kids and food pantry locations/hours from Fargo Mom: https://fargo.momcollective.com/food-resources-for-families-free-kids-lunch-food-pantries/
Moorhead Public Schools Meal Delivery
- Drop off sites to provide meals to students in the district, info here
- Meal delivery schedule found here
Fargo Public Schools Meal Delivery
- https://www.fargo.k12.nd.us/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=4&ModuleInstanceID=896&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=16710&PageID=1
- Children must be present, do not need to verify name, address, or school
West Fargo Public Schools
- Free breakfast and lunch at distribution sites
- https://www.west-fargo.k12.nd.us/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=9686&dataid=18260&FileName=Letter%206.pdf
Great Plains Food Bank
- Maintains comprehensive list of food shelves, soup kitchens, and pop-up food pantries for Cass and Clay Counties, found here
Firstlink list of closures and hours for community services, including food pantries
Hunger Solutions also has a maps of emergency food shelves for Minnesota, including sites in Fargo: http://www.hungersolutions.org/find-help/
- And a map for free kids’ meal sites as well, though data for our area is limited as of 3/19
Grocery and Meal Delivery
Moorhead Business Association is providing great updates about meal delivery in F/M area:
- Fargo Underground has a list of restaurants in FM downtown with meal delivery / takeout: https://fargounderground.com/downtown-fargo-moorhead-restaurant-take-out-delivery-guide/?fbclid=IwAR1BeUr7KndRMF6EAjwBptlQzqz-Z0agemEfjqpFkzYdS3GXtP28XUid_X4
- Uber Eats is providing free delivery as well for independently owned restaurants: https://www.valleynewslive.com/content/news/Uber-Eats-waives-delivery-fees-for-independently-owned-restaurants-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-568835171.html?fbclid=IwAR2MvZDrTGj8rF4IkAjx0pL03QmT7VcjiWpGx61J9w6coZ591ExJe5LgD9A
Dilworth Police Department Grocery Delivery
- Do you use Walmart Dilworth Grocery App? and live in Dilworth. If you do and have kids home, or are elderly and need someone to collect your groceries call the Dilworth Police Department
- Requirements are that this must be during Walmart Pickup times which are 1100 – 1800 pending any other DPD calls for service. You must have purchased items using the Grocery App (grocery only) We will not deliver general items.
- Call 218-287-2666 advise the DPD staff the order number and your name and address. (Remember to call Walmart and list DPD as the collector) Please give an hour or more for collection. We will coordinate with Walmart Dilworth to collect and deliver your groceries to your door. Officers will not enter your home and you must be home for this service. (This does not include the online pickup app) Grocery ONLY.
- Please remember this is to assist those that would other wise not be able to get to the store or would increase the hardship or possibility of contracting an illness
Cashwise and Hornbachers appear to be doing online ordering still (for pickup at Cashwise and pickup / delivery for Hornbachers, but many items are unavailable.
Sweet Commotion Catering Meal Delivery
- Text 701-541-7557 to schedule delivery
- Visit their Facebook post for more info
For local food sellers
- The Minnesota Farmers Union is keeping an inventory of local products available for sale and methods for accessing them during Covid-19, survey available here
Grocery Shopping for At Risk Populations
Cashwise & Hornbachers
- Update about hours of operation and efforts to prioritize grocery shopping for at-risk populations during first hour of the day
- https://www.cobornsinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/031720-newsletter.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3QggdGZaLhg_fCJ2N0alky2mpMLSNwPHz11QRE1wZcTM_mvf4MrUCP80I
Dollar General is dedicating early hours to senior customers
Walmart is also changing hours and doing overnight sanitation
- To better support our associates and serve our customers, we will adjust our operating hours beginning Sunday, March 15. Walmart stores and Neighborhood Markets will be open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. until further notice. This will help ensure associates are able to stock the products our customers are looking for and to perform cleaning and sanitizing. Stores currently operating under more reduced hours (for example they regularly close at 10 p.m. or open at 7 a.m.) will keep their current hours of operation.
Be sure to check back for updates!
Free Meals & Groceries
(updated 3/18): Comprehensive listing of free meals for kids and food pantry locations/hours from Fargo Mom: https://fargo.momcollective.com/food-resources-for-families-free-kids-lunch-food-pantries/
Moorhead Public Schools Meal Delivery
- Drop off sites to provide meals to students in the district, info here
- Meal delivery schedule found here
Fargo Public Schools Meal Delivery
- https://www.fargo.k12.nd.us/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=4&ModuleInstanceID=896&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=16710&PageID=1
- Children must be present, do not need to verify name, address, or school
West Fargo Public Schools
- Free breakfast and lunch at distribution sites
- https://www.west-fargo.k12.nd.us/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=9686&dataid=18260&FileName=Letter%206.pdf
Great Plains Food Bank
- Maintains comprehensive list of food shelves, soup kitchens, and pop-up food pantries for Cass and Clay Counties, found here
Firstlink list of closures and hours for community services, including food pantries
Hunger Solutions also has a maps of emergency food shelves for Minnesota, including sites in Fargo: http://www.hungersolutions.org/find-help/
- And a map for free kids’ meal sites as well, though data for our area is limited as of 3/19
Grocery and Meal Delivery
Moorhead Business Association is providing great updates about meal delivery in F/M area:
- Fargo Underground has a list of restaurants in FM downtown with meal delivery / takeout: https://fargounderground.com/downtown-fargo-moorhead-restaurant-take-out-delivery-guide/?fbclid=IwAR1BeUr7KndRMF6EAjwBptlQzqz-Z0agemEfjqpFkzYdS3GXtP28XUid_X4
- Uber Eats is providing free delivery as well for independently owned restaurants: https://www.valleynewslive.com/content/news/Uber-Eats-waives-delivery-fees-for-independently-owned-restaurants-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-568835171.html?fbclid=IwAR2MvZDrTGj8rF4IkAjx0pL03QmT7VcjiWpGx61J9w6coZ591ExJe5LgD9A
Dilworth Police Department Grocery Delivery
- Do you use Walmart Dilworth Grocery App? and live in Dilworth. If you do and have kids home, or are elderly and need someone to collect your groceries call the Dilworth Police Department
- Requirements are that this must be during Walmart Pickup times which are 1100 – 1800 pending any other DPD calls for service. You must have purchased items using the Grocery App (grocery only) We will not deliver general items.
- Call 218-287-2666 advise the DPD staff the order number and your name and address. (Remember to call Walmart and list DPD as the collector) Please give an hour or more for collection. We will coordinate with Walmart Dilworth to collect and deliver your groceries to your door. Officers will not enter your home and you must be home for this service. (This does not include the online pickup app) Grocery ONLY.
- Please remember this is to assist those that would other wise not be able to get to the store or would increase the hardship or possibility of contracting an illness
Cashwise and Hornbachers appear to be doing online ordering still (for pickup at Cashwise and pickup / delivery for Hornbachers, but many items are unavailable.
Sweet Commotion Catering Meal Delivery
- Text 701-541-7557 to schedule delivery
- Visit their Facebook post for more info
For local food sellers
- The Minnesota Farmers Union is keeping an inventory of local products available for sale and methods for accessing them during Covid-19, survey available here
Grocery Shopping for At Risk Populations
Cashwise & Hornbachers
- Update about hours of operation and efforts to prioritize grocery shopping for at-risk populations during first hour of the day
- https://www.cobornsinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/031720-newsletter.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3QggdGZaLhg_fCJ2N0alky2mpMLSNwPHz11QRE1wZcTM_mvf4MrUCP80I
Dollar General is dedicating early hours to senior customers
Walmart is also changing hours and doing overnight sanitation
- To better support our associates and serve our customers, we will adjust our operating hours beginning Sunday, March 15. Walmart stores and Neighborhood Markets will be open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. until further notice. This will help ensure associates are able to stock the products our customers are looking for and to perform cleaning and sanitizing. Stores currently operating under more reduced hours (for example they regularly close at 10 p.m. or open at 7 a.m.) will keep their current hours of operation.
What we do
Heart-n-Soul helps neighbors share a meal in order to foster a tight knit Fargo-Moorhead community. All are welcome, no matter their economic status. This way, our neighbors who can’t always afford to visit a restaurant can come in and enjoy a nutritious meal, no questions asked. Those who pay it forward or pay the suggested amount keep our cafe going so that those who are hungry can feel comfortable and welcomed.
Come in for a meal and leave with nourished
We love our volunteers. You should be one.
We could never do everything we do to nourish our neighbor’s body, heart, and soul without our extraordinary volunteers. Last month alone, volunteers donated over 100 hours! But we can always use more help. How great would it feel to serve a meal to someone who may not eat anything else for the rest of the day? Or use your love of cooking to prepare that meal? There are many ways you can help as a Heart -n- Soul volunteer, from dishes, to serving, to cooking.
Groups, individuals, families, there are many opportunities. If you can’t volunteer your time, we hope you’ll join us for a meal sometime!
Volunteer Opportunities
- Cook
- Prep
- Serve
- Cashier
- Greeter
- Clean Up
- Entertainment
Our Partners
Family HealthCare
Square One Kitchens
Doubting Thomas Farms
Legacy Gardens
Woodchuck Community Farm
Square Foot Gardening
Growing Together Community Garden
Twenty Below