KCFA Programs

The core program at KCFA is our food shelf program. We operate choice style shopping models in three locations- our main location in International Falls, and satellite locations in Indus and Minnesota North College: Rainy River. Our food shelves participate in the TEFAP federal program and we make our best attempt to offer a variety of free food and goods at all locations including:  frozen meats, milk, frozen meals, feminine hygiene products and household items. To be eligible for this program, shoppers must be income eligible (income at or below 300% of federal poverty level) and are required to fill out a single page intake form once a year. Shoppers can shop at any of our locations up to twice per month, in total.

In addition to our full food shelves, KCFA partners with local schools to operate smaller food pantries at the following schools:  Falls High, Indus and Littlefork/ Big Falls. These pantries are funded by KCFA and operated by school staff and teachers. These pantries are available to any student or staff in need of food. To access these pantries, please contact school staff.

According to shopper feedback, lack of transportation is cited as the number one barrier to accessing our services. To begin to address this obstacle, we have partnered with Big Woods Transit (Nett Lake, Bois Forte Reservation) to offer free on demand rides to our International Falls food shelf for anyone in Koochiching County

KCFA is a distribution site for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), formerly known as NAPS. This  program provides a free box of food each month to low-income seniors 60 years of age and over. Qualifying participants must be low-income Minnesota residents: seniors 60+ at 130% poverty level. You can apply for this program at our International Falls location or online.