About Us

The Emergency Community Help Organization (ECHO) provides emergency food assistance to people in Blue Earth County and North Mankato.

ECHO began in 1981 in a church basement and was intended for short term food assistance to people in the Mankato area. ECHO has relocated several times to larger facilities to accommodate the growing need for food assistance. Monthly, ECHO serves approximately 1,300 households and distributes 93,000 pounds of food.

In May 2010, ECHO decided become a client choice food shelf. This allows our clients to choose their own grocery items instead of receiving a standard food package.

 

Staff

Deisy De Leon Esqueda, Manager
Deb Guentzel, Assistant Manager
Ron Ulmen, Office Assistant

Marcy Pearce, Office Assistant

Board Members

Ed Babel, Chair
Jane Kohler, Secretary
John Wolf, Co-Treasurer

Kay Hubbard, Co-Treasurer
Carolyn Kanyusik
Richard Chambers
Monica Oberle
Jim Oberle

Marcia Olauson

Rob Murray

Dave Schostag

Diane Deeren

Administrative Costs

Our newsletter is printed and sent entirely through independent contributions. Immanuel-St. Josephs Mayo Health System has graciously agreed to print the newsletter and we have friends who pay for the postage.

This website is paid for by friends of ECHO and is not paid for by your donations.