Hastings Family Service

Hastings Family Service (HFS) has been helping the people of Hastings and the surrounding communities meet their basic needs of food, shelter, transportation and clothing since 1970.  Our mission is to engage community to provide help and hope to our neighbors to achieve the vision of a caring and connected community where all neighbors can thrive.  

HFS expanded its space in 2022, improving access to food programs.  The additional space has allowed HFS to serve a 132% increase in the number of people served in food programs in the past two years.        

Market Food programs snapshot:

*The Market is a choice-model emergency food shelf where neighbors can shop in-person for their food order or receive it through our drive-thru. 

*Market Cart - a mobile produce program visiting one senior community each week.

*Market Express - an express drive thru option providing a smaller food order available twice/month.

*Market on the Move - mobile food shelf programming that distributes food out into the community and is used for food rescue.  Last  year, HFS was able to provide 425,579 lbs of food to the people we serve while also reducing food waste through our food rescue partnerships with the local WalMart, Cub, Coborn's and Kwik Trip. 

*Meals on Wheels - the number of neighbors receiving meals has grown to over 100 people, with a 16% increase in meals provided!

The need is greater than ever.  Your gift to Hastings Family Service provides nourishment, warmth, and perhaps most importantly, HOPE. Every ten dollars donated can provide up to 50 lbs of food, so your gifts are stretched to help as many people as possible. 

In addition to Market programs, HFS offers financial assistance, services for people experiencing homelessness, Just Friends transportation, free clothing and household items through our Rivertown Treasures thrift store, school supplies and Project Share holiday assistance programs, and a Business Center equipped with computers, a printer and phone that neighbors can use. 

Your help is needed and appreciated!

(The video below doesn't have our updated mission statement but still provides an accurate snapshot of our work at HFS!)