Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated every fall from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. We’re proud to join Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES) Saturday, Sept. 19, at Fiesta Latina to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month.

Fiesta Latina is a free, family-friendly community festival celebrating Latino heritage through arts, health and wellness, food, and entertainment. For the first time, the event will be hosted at CHS Field in downtown St. Paul. You can learn more about the event and view the schedule here. We will be there to share information about Meals on Wheels and offer fun prizes to attendees who play our Plinko game.

Another way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month is by supporting Latino- or Hispanic-owned businesses in the Twin Cities. Check out this great list of local businesses compiled by Meet Minneapolis.

Latino-focused meals among our cultural options

There are more than 370,000 Minnesotans who identify as Hispanic or Latino. You can learn more about the cultural heritage and backgrounds of our state’s third-largest demographic group from data compiled by Minnesota Compass. As the Twin Cities 65+ population becomes more diverse, we strive to offer menus that reflect the tastes of everyone we serve.

Through our kitchen partnership with Open Arms of Minnesota and a catering partnership with Cafe Racer Kitchen, meal recipients can choose meals that feature a variety of traditional Latin American flavors. 

Our other cultural meal options include:

• Traditional Hmong
• Southeast Asian Vegetarian in partnership with SEWA-AIFW.
• Halal Soul Food in partnership with Al-Maa’uun
• Traditional East African
• Kosher meals in partnership with Jewish Family and Children’s Services of Minnesota

Recipients can choose from these options are when signing up for meal deliveries. Our website is available in English, Hmong, Somali and Spanish. We also also have access to interpretation services for 200+ languages. Call 612-623-3363 to learn more.

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!