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# About Us
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## The Open Door
The Open Door is a hunger relief organization dedicated to ending local hunger through access to healthy food. Through its collective programs, The Open Door serves more than 15,000 Dakota County residents each month and distributes over 3 million pounds of food annually, 70% of which is fresh and/or perishable. Clients are able to access healthy food choices through a fixed-site food pantry in Eagan, multiple Mobile Pantry sites, the Mobile Lunch Box, and the Garden To Table program.
Watch the video to learn more then take a quick tour of our programs below.
The Pantry, Eagan The Open Door’s core mission is “a healthy food approach to ending local hunger through access to healthy food”. At our Pantry in Eagan and on our Mobile Pantry, milk, eggs, dairy, meat, chicken, fish, bakery, fruits and vegetables are offered to food insecure families at every visit. At least 70% of the food offered is fresh and perishable. Families select their own food, as no food is pre-bagged for the client.
The Mobile Pantry The Mobile Pantry is an innovative approach to providing food support to those who lack reliable transportation. The Mobile Pantry travels to designated sites on a pre-arranged schedule, one neighborhood at a time, eliminating transportation and mobility barriers. At some sites, individuals and families select healthy, wholesome food from our freshly-stocked bus lined with pantry shelves. At other locations, clients select fresh food and non-perishable items from tables set up inside existing community structures, like a school or senior living facility. Like our Eagan Pantry food shelves, 70% of the food offered is fresh and perishable.
The Mobile Lunch BoxThe Mobile Lunch Box is a new one-of-a-kind approach to addressing children’s hunger in the summertime when parents are at work and children are not in school accessing free and reduced meal programs. The Mobile Lunch Box brings free healthy lunches to neighborhoods across Dakota County. Kids also receive a bag of healthy food to take home with them.
Garden To TableWith 13 sites and more than 350 plots, Garden To Table® is a sustainable approach to eliminating hunger and promotes improved access to fresh garden produce for families in need of food support through 1) adoptable plots—garden plots, seeds, plants, and tools are available for food shelf clients at no cost and 2) giving gardens—churches, schools and businesses provide fresh garden produce for the Pantry.
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# Our Mission
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### A fresh approach to ending local hunger through access to healthy food.
## The Open Door Welcomes You!
The Open Door provides food support for low-income individuals and families across Dakota County. Through our collective programs, The Open Door distributed more than 3.2 million pounds of food in 2023.
Four programs make up The Open Door’s approach:
* A fixed-site pantry in Eagan provides appointments to clients seeking food assistance in a traditional brick-and-mortar food shelf.
* The Mobile Pantry Program brings food to 23 different locations each month across Dakota County including low-income apartment complexes, senior living facilities, churches, community centers, and schools.
* The Mobile Lunchbox Program works with school district partners to deliver meals to students in low-income neighborhoods during the summer months. In 2023, volunteers delivered 24,644 meals to 27 different neighborhoods across 5 school districts.
* The Garden to Table Program helps clients grow their own food at 13 garden locations across Dakota County. Garden to Table provides seeds, starter plants, tools, and coaching to clients.
Burnsville, Minnesota
Walberto, Maria, and 8-year-old Esther visit one of The Open Door’s food distributions
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for Feeding America
# Hours of Operation
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## **New Location:**
### 3000 Ames Crossing Road, Suite 100, Eagan, MN 55121
**Main Phone Line: 651-686-0787
Office Entrance, Door 4**
**Main Office Hours:** Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Staff presence can vary after 4 p.m. M-Th, 3 p.m. on Fridays. If immediate assistance is needed, please call our main line or visit our  to find a staff member’s direct contact info.
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## **Food Appointment Hours & Locations**
**Client Appointment Line: 651-686-0787, Menu Option 1**
**Eagan Pantry (Pantry Entrance)**3000 Ames Crossing Road, Suite 100, Eagan, MN 55121
* Monday: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
* Tuesday: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. & 4:30 – 7 p.m.
* Wednesday: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
* Thursday: 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. & 4:30 – 7 p.m.
* Friday: 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
* Saturday & Sunday: CLOSED
**The Open Door Mobile Pantry®**
Appointment times vary by location (all are during the day).
**Call to make an appointment:****651-686-0787**
## **Donation Drop-Off Hours\* & Location**
3000 Ames Crossing Road, Suite 100, Eagan, MN 55121
**Main Phone Line: 651-686-0787**
If dropping off donations during the hours below, please bring them to our warehouse entrance (door 3, by the loading dock). An Open Door staff member or volunteer will be present to assist you. We have carts available to assist with bringing large amounts of donations from your car to our warehouse!
* Monday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
* Tuesday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
* Wednesday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
* Thursday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
* Friday: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
\*After hours and weekend non-perishable donations can be left in our donations vestibule via our office entrance (door 4) anytime. Please follow donation receipt instructions.
Please contact Lisa Wendt if you have questions about donating or hosting a Food & Fund Drive at lisa.wendt@theopendoorpantry.org or call 651-302-9528.
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# Location
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### The Open Door (n**ew location as of 1/10/23):**
### **3000 Ames Crossing Road, Suite 100,** **Eagan, MN 55121**
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### **Client Appointment Line: 651-686-0787**
### **Business Line (no appointments): 651-605-2881**
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