Food Shelf Funding Decisions

Every day locally and nationally there are calls for harsh cuts in the human services safety net.

Food shelves are included.

Please review the below spreadsheet of key elected officials. Your funding is in their hands.

Minnesota House/Senate Roster

Who do you know? do you live in their district? – Please email, fax, visit, call, or write a letter. Let them know about how your food shelf is addressing hunger and poverty in your community. Ask them to do no harm to the food shelf funding.

• Remember, Food Shelf Funding Fills EMPTY Plates.

Click to find who represents me link

Here are some Legislative documents to help you craft your message:

MN Partners to End Hunger Agenda

Food Shelf Case for Support

Currently under consideration –

Food Shelf Funding Bill

Do you hear a lot of myths and misinformation about Food Stamps?

As front line providers you probably hear a lot of comments and questions about programs for the poor.

Food Support or Food Stamps is the most prominent and successful, therefore, the biggest target for scrutiny.

Check out reality by reading the EBT/Food Support Usage Fact Sheet – click here

National Rate of Hunger Growth

• In 2010, people in the US signed up for Food Support/SNAP benefits at an average rate of 22,000 a day.

Recent news:

• Apple Valley Church's Food Shelf Celebrates 1 Year

  When members of Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Apple Valley opened the Our Daily Bread food shelf in February 2010, they had no idea that it would grow to be one of the most relied-upon food shelves in Apple Valley.

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• Amid signs of more poverty and homelessness, nine agencies that mainly serve suburbs are coordinating their aid efforts.

  Nine Hennepin County nonprofit groups that provide emergency food and economic aid to residents have banded together to coordinate and improve services amid rising demand.

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• Chippewa County food shelf faces ever-growing demand

  During the past few years Minnesota’s debt has steadily increased as the Great Recession has affected the state economy. Currently projected at more than $6.2 billion, it should also come as no surprise that the demand for help by individuals is increasing.

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