Hunger Solutions Minnesota believes that everyone can give something to end hunger in Minnesota. We all have something to give, be it a dollar or an hour to share. All of this makes a real difference in the lives of hungry men, women and children who receive assistance from hunger relief organizations.
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The Voice of Hunger Network is the grassroots advocacy arm of Hunger Solutions Minnesota. A network of people who work to end hunger in MN by motivating decision-makers to take supportive action on state and national hunger policy issues.
Use your voice to end hunger
Improve low income Minnesotans’ access to nutrition
For the first time in the nation’s history, the United States has a leader who knows about hunger and has pledged to do something about it.
* “When he was a child, Barack Obama’s mother briefly received food stamps to put food on the table when she needed help,” notes the President-elect’s campaign issue paper titled Tackling Domestic Hunger. “As a result, Barack Obama understands firsthand that federal nutrition and food assistance programs play a key role in minimizing the ill-effects of poverty and improving the diets of low-income working families, especially children. Barack Obama will strengthen and expand nutrition assistance programs and commit to ending childhood hunger by 2015.”Problem:
When 9.5 Percent of Minnesota Households Struggle with Hunger, we all have a responsibility to do what we can for our communities and fellow citizens.
Solution:
HSM offers you virtual opportunities to bolster the self-sufficiency of hungry Minnesotans, by helping them to obtain nutrition assistance and to create the political will to end hunger.
Action Needed:
We need all of our elected officials to have the will to strengthen and expand nutrition assistance programs and to commit to ending domestic hunger.Call/write to your local newspaper editor & elected officials
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Encourage hungry people to screen themselves for nutrition benefits
Increasing food stamp benefits would help kids, economy
Economic stimulus traditionally takes the form of rebate checks, but there is a better way. Financial analysts at Goldman Sachs suggest that increasing food stamp benefits has a larger positive economic effect. They predict that for every dollar spent increasing food stamp benefits, $1.73 of economic activity is generated. However, for every dollar that is spent on tax rebate checks, only $1.26 of economic activity is generated.
9.5 Percent of Minnesota Households Struggling with Hunger
VOLUNTEER
- Tips for Volunteering
- Volunteer at Hunger Solutions MN
- Volunteer at a Food Shelf
- Volunteer at a Food Bank
SPECIAL EVENTS
Food Recycling, Food Drives
Items needed
Nonperishable food:
Boxed cereal
Canned fruit and vegetables
Soups
Tuna fish
Spaghettios
Instant potatoes
Saltine crackers
Peanut butter
Macaroni and cheese
Pancake mix and syrup
Rice
Personal items:
Laundry detergent
Dish soap
Bathroom tissue
Bar soap
Toothpaste
Shampoo
Feminine hygiene items
Unused portions of food fit for human consumption need not be viewed as a waste product; this resource can provide hunger relief in our local community.
IDEA!
GARDENERS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
The Garden Writers Association Foundation sponsors Plant A Row for the Hungry (PAR), a communications program encouraging individual gardeners, companies and community gardens to donate fresh vegetables, fruit, herbs and flowers to food agencies and/or soup kitchens to help feed those in need.