The Outreach Program volunteers pack 1 million meals in 2020 Founded in 2012, The Outreach Program of Brainerd Lakes is a humanitarian food aid organization with a packaging facility in Nisswa. Written By: Brainerd Dispatch | × Volunteers Tessa (left), Ava, Bennet, and Braden Capelle work together to fill bags with the ingredients for Spanish rice Monday, Dec. 21, at the Outreach Program of Brainerd Lakes in their Nisswa headquarters. The nonprofit reached a milestone after packing over 1 million meals this year. Despite the pandemic, the group packed the most in one year for the charity. Last year they packed 402,000 meals. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch The Outreach Program of Brainerd Lakes reached a milestone Monday, Dec. 21, in packing 1 million meals in 2020.