• 2008 food shelf funding increase

Key Points

Omnibus supplemental appropriations – HF 1812

$619,000 one-time increase to food shelves

Since 2000, food shelf visits have increased 62% – last year nearly 2 million visits

Hunger in the News

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HSM Fact Sheets

Minnesota Food Shelf Fact Sheet

HSM 101

Public Policy Agenda

Mn Food Shelf Visits 2002-2007

Contact the Conference Committee Members

Senate Conferees: Cohen, Tomassoni, Frederickson, Betzold, Higgins

Senator Richard J. Cohen (DFL) District 64 – CO CHAIR
Senator David J. Tomassoni (DFL) District 05
Senator Linda Higgins (DFL) District 58
Senator Don Betzold (DFL) District 51
Senator Dennis R. Frederickson ® District 21

House Conferees: Carlson; Murphy, M.; Wagenius; Rukavina; Ozment

Lyndon Carlson (DFL) 45B – CO CHAIR
Tom Rukavina (DFL) 05A
Jean Wagenius (DFL) 62B
Dennis Ozment ® 37B
Mary Murphy (DFL) 06B

Other Key contacts

State Senator Linda Berglin
Telephone (651) 296-4261

Thomas Huntley
(651) 296-2228
E-mail: rep.thomas.huntley@house.mn
Legislative Assistant: Jan Horner (651) 296-5496

Contact the Governor’s Office

Call Governor Pawlenty at (651) 296-3391.

If you’d like to write a letter, send it directly to the Governor’s Mansion at:

1006 Summit Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105

Toll Free: (800) 657-3717
Facsimile: (651) 296-2089
E-mail: tim.pawlenty@state.mn.us

Mailing Address:

Office of the Governor
130 State Capitol
75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155