| May 1, 2008 |
Editor’s Note
Please take a moment to re-subscribe to one, two or all three of the Hunger Solutions enewsletters that you would like to receive. Click here to read more. TEFAP Update May 2008
We have mixed news this month from Hunger Solutions Minnesota and OEO/DHS regarding the TEFAP Program. The good news is that due to a recent “barter” program by the United States Department of Agriculture we should be receiving an abundance of highly desirable “bonus” products through the end of the year. Overall we should be receiving an additional 21 truckloads of product which include: frozen chicken products, frozen turkey ham, regular ham, canned tuna, canned salmon, peanut butter and pinto beans. Click here to read more. Payroll Deductions Aim to End Hunger in Minnesota
We are pleased to announce that Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless is helping in the fight against hunger again this year with a $200,000 grant to Hunger Solutions Minnesota. Click here to read more. HSM Emergency Grants Available
Hunger Solutions Minnesota is entrusted with $30,000 in state funds each fiscal year. Funds are designated for food shelves in Minnesota that are experiencing an emergency. Your organization may qualify for an HSM Emergency Grant if at your food shelf, you’ve recently experienced any one of the following: click here to read more. HSM Lunch and Learns Sessions Topic and Schedule Established for 2008
Please join us for the 2008 Hunger Solutions Minnesota Lunch and Learn Sessions. The topic for this year’s sessions is “Disaster Planning: Preparing for the Unexpected”. If there were a flood, tornado, fire or even an extended power outage, at your organization, in your community or a community nearby, are you prepared to ensure that your neighbors in need will continue to be served? Click here to read more. HSM Blue Ribbon Food Shelf is Recognized at the Minnesota Senate
Almost forty Minnesota food shelves are now considered HSM Blue Ribbon Food Shelves. Many of these food shelves have been recognized in their local media and also by their communities for achieving this status. Click here to read more. State Tests Confirm Lead in Some Venison From Food Shelves
Thursday, April 10, 2008 – ST. PAUL, Minn. – State officials announced today that laboratory tests have confirmed the presence of varying amounts of lead fragments in a number of venison samples collected from Minnesota food shelves. Click here to read more. Annual Feinstein Foundation Challenge 2008
For the eleventh straight year, Alan Shawn Feinstein will divide $1 million among hunger fighting agencies nationwide using it to help them raise funds during March and April 2008. Click here to read more. Economic Stimulus Payment-Returns Must Be Filed By October 15th
Some low-income workers, Social Security recipients, veterans’ benefit recipients and Railroad Retirement recipients may qualify for economic stimulus payments and it’s not too late. Returns must be filed by October 15th. Click here to read more. |
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