Meet Kristin Kinney, Executive Director of Woodbury’s Christian Cupboard

The public got the chance to meet Kristin Kinney, the new executive director of the Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf, during a Woodbury Community Foundation reception Wednesday, July 10, at City Hall.

Kinney, who assumed her new role May 1, has previous experience serving low-income individuals and families in several organizations, including the Dakota County Community Development Agency, Ramsey County Workforce Solutions and Lifetrack Resources, Inc., a local nonprofit.

The Christian Cupboard is located inside Woodbury Lutheran Church.

Kinney has a BA in psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Stout and a master’s in education/counseling from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Annex Teen Clinic in Robbinsdale and played an active role on the Ramsey County Low Income Citizens Advisory Council.

Born and raised in Stillwater, Kinney now lives with her husband and two children in the northern Twin Cities suburbs.

For more information, visit the Christian Cupboard website.

About the Christian Cupboard

The Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf was formed as a non-profit organization by seven Woodbury area churches in 1983.

The Woodbury Lutheran Church made space available to house CCEFS, and has remained the host church ever since.

In the first year of operation, on average 5 households came to the shelf each week to obtain assistance. By 2005, the number of needy households served averaged 75 per week; today, as many as 100 households or more are served each week.

The organization provides more than 300,000 pounds of food and personal care products annually to those in need.