Here’s what this community accomplished in 2025

From providing shelter for 522 people to distributing over 580,000 pounds of food, we helped many of our neighbors this year

Hunger and homelessness continue to rise in the Fargo-Moorhead area and across the country. And as more of our neighbors seek help, the community continues to time and time again step up and answer the calls for help. We saw that over and over again in 2025!

In 2025, 522 people were sheltered at Micah’s Mission; 402 of those shelter guests were adults, while 120 were children. As you may know, the shelter was at capacity year-round this year and will likely remain so in 2026.

At the Micah’s Mission Community Center in 2025, there were 15,883 check-ins (visits), equaling about 1,320 check-ins per month, or 44 check-ins per day. That’s a steady stream of people seeking comfort, warmth or a hot meal from our kitchen, which serves meals three times a day for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Lastly, 84 individuals and children belonging to a total of 55 households were housed this year. Many individuals were housed in Churches United’s Silver Linings Apartments, which were completed this summer. The 36-unit complex for individuals 55 and older who have experienced chronic homelessness is nearly full.

Over at Dorothy Day Food Pantry, 4,215 households were served in 2025, with 582,735 pounds of food being distributed. To put that into perspective, a mid-size SUV weighs approximately 5,000 pounds, meaning about 116  SUVs’ worth of food was distributed in 2025.

“Churches United accomplished incredible things in 2025: We stabilized our agency, and most importantly, as the numbers show, we helped many of our neighbors,” says Churches United CEO Pastor Devlyn Brooks. “We were able to help so many of our neighbors thanks to our community’s ongoing and substantial generosity. Thank you for walking this journey with us in 2025, and we hope you will come along with us again in 2026!”

Thank you for all your incredible support last year!