Cooked 2 Serve

Cooked 2 Serve

Providing nutrient dense, easy-to-reheat food for Families In Need 

This program of the Northwest Alliance Community Foundation provides frozen, ready-to-heat meals to families in Polk County. The objective of Cooked2Serve is to provide nutrient dense meals to families AND support local restaurants and farmers. Food items, soups, and pan dinners are purchased from local restaurants precooked, frozen, and ready-to-heat at home.

Cooked2Serve began during the pandemic (2020) to obtain supplemental meals for families AND  support owners and staff of restaurants affected by the economic downturn. Meals were delivered to Frederic Schools to augment aid to families. The Frederic School kitchen staff divide up the meals to go home with designated families for the weekend. Meals come in on Thursdays and meals go out on Fridays. Meals continue to be delivered every other week to the Frederic Schools.       

And Cooked2Serve is growing -- meals are now also delivered to Luck Schools and to Community Referral Agency, a domestic abuse shelter in Milltown. Partnering continues with Farm Table Foundation in Amery, Natural Alternative Food Co-op in Luck,  and Cafe Wren in Luck. These suppliers source ingredients for Cooked2Serve meals from local farmers and growers. 

Our farmers include Farm Table Foundation Farmer members and Johnson Family Farms in Frederic.

Cooked2Serve is a component program at Northwest Alliance Community Foundation (NACF) an affiliate of the St Croix Valley Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization accredited by the Community Foundations National Standards Board and the Charities Review Council. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law. NACF serves communities throughout Northern Polk and Burnett Counties.   

Donor support and volunteer help fuel Cooked2Serve.   Cooked2Serve  

Your Help Makes All The Difference! 

• Cooked2Serve is a component program of Northwest Alliance Community Foundation, affiliate of St. Croix Valley Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization

• Donor support and volunteers fuel Cooked2Serve. Volunteers place orders with suppliers, drive to pick up meals and deliver them to Milltown, Luck and Frederic

• Your donation stays local, buying food and helping neighbors

• Tax deductible

• Check can be made to NACF–Cooked2Serve, PO Box 111, Frederic, WI 54837

The St. Croix Valley Foundation is a unique organization available to assist anyone who lives, works or has roots in the Valley and wants to make charitable contributions to support the organizations and programs that care for our region.  Founded in 1995 by a group of forward-thinking residents, the Foundation and its ten affiliate foundations provide a way for donors to give so that:
The Foundation works with groups of dedicated citizens who plan for the well being of their own towns by raising funds and making grants to care for local needs.  They include:
Amery Community Foundation.     Chisago Lakes Area Community Foundation.     Hudson Community Foundation
Lower St. Croix Valley Community Foundation.     New Richmond Area Community Foundation.     Northwest Alliance Community Foundation
Prescott Foundation.     River Falls Foundation.     Somerset Community Foundation.     Stillwater Area Foundation