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Check this out!

Community Café serves Free, hot meals.

The Backus Community Café meal program is serving dinner to guests on Tuesday and Thursday nights.  The meals are offered free of charge.  Community Café is helping people.  We serve home-style meals to people in our neighborhoods with the goal of building a healthier stronger community.  

Cafe Menu

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Community Cafe poster (pdf)Download

How does it work?

Dinner is served every Tuesday and Thursday @ 5:00 to 6:00 pm

Dinner is served every Tuesday and Thursday @ 5:00 to 6:00 pm

Dinner is served every Tuesday and Thursday @ 5:00 to 6:00 pm

  • Serving a free, hot, nutritious dinner from 5:00 to 6:00 pm.
  • Meals are pick-up only; there is no in-house dining at this time.  Come to the east side of the main hallway.  We'll have dinner ready to go! 
  • There is no charge for meals, but donations are graciously accepted.
  • Menu deemed reliable but not guaranteed.  No matter what, the food is good!

Contributions Welcome

Dinner is served every Tuesday and Thursday @ 5:00 to 6:00 pm

Dinner is served every Tuesday and Thursday @ 5:00 to 6:00 pm

 If you would like to donate to the Community Cafe,
you can drop your contribution off in the office or mail to Backus Community Center at 900 5th Street, International Falls, MN  56649.    You can also contribute by using PayPal.  

Please contact the Backus office at 218-285-7225 if you have any questions.   


"Dedicated to reducing hunger and building a stronger community."

Feed just one ~ A Great fundraiser success story!

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 Backus Community Center's COMMUNITY CAFE was the recipient of a very successful fundraising event.  A team comprised of contagiously influential people from the International Falls community banded together with a mission to raise money to help sustain the Community Cafe meal program into 2021.  Through online promotions, telephone calls, and in-person visits and conversations, the group raised (are you ready?)  (DRUM ROLL PLEASE!)                                                              $50,865.00!!!  FEED JUST ONECommunity Cafe is a twice a week, hot meal program at Backus Community Center.  Each Tuesday and Thursday night guests come for a free, hot, nutritious meal.   On average 250 meals are served per night.   The goal since 2012 has been to reduce hunger and build a stronger community.  Did you know:

  • $42.00 will feed one person for a month
  • $84.00 will feed two people for a month
  • $210.00 will feed five people for a month
  • $504.00 will feed twelve people for a month
  • $1,000.00 will feed twenty four people for a month
  • $1,000.00 will feed one person for a year

There is still time you can help Community Café.  The fundraiser is complete, but the need in our community continues. HOW CAN YOU HELP?  

  • Mail a check to Backus Community Center, 900 5th Street, International Falls, MN 56649
  • Stop by Backus to donate by cash, check, or credit card ( 5% fee for credit card use)
  • Donate through PayPal for Citizens for Backus/AB.

We are so very grateful to everyone for words of encouragement, for sharing your stories, and for all contributions.  YOU make a difference every day!
 

Backus Community Center  | 900 5th Street,
International Falls   (218) 285-7225 

"Historic Backus Community Center, the heart of International Falls, where all generations celebrate the arts, culture, recreation, wellness and life-long learning."

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