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| August 4, 2009 |
HSM Agency Highlight August 2009
In April of 1988, an anti-hunger workshop was held in International Falls and was facilitated by Jim Dwyer of the Duluth Hunger Coalition. Several people attending the workshop wanted to do more to meet the needs of the hungry in Koochiching county. This thoughtful group of people came together and wrote the grants necessary to start the Falls Hunger Coalition’s food shelf. Click here to read more. Save the date! HSM Welcomes Cokie Roberts
Join us for an interactive event in which an Emmy Award-Winning journalist and best-selling author will raise awareness about hunger; HSM will recognize the second Voice of Hunger Award winner; and for the first time in the current election season, candidates for Governor of Minnesota will share their policy statements on hunger. Click here to read more. HSM Grants Update August 2009
We are pleased to announce that the first distribution of Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless summer food grants will be distributed by August 15th. As in previous years, we will be distributing the funds in two distributions as funds become available. Expect to see the first half of your total grant in mid-August. Click here to read more. TEFAP Update August 2009
The TEFAP product continues to stream into the state. Close to one million pounds per month are scheduled to deliver into Minnesota through November. It’s anticipated that except for December, the state will continue to take delivery of an average of a million pounds per month of TEFAP product through summer 2010. Click here to read more. Helpful Tips for Responding to the Media
HSM and other Minnesota Hunger Partners continue to work diligently to keep the issue of hunger in Minnesota at the forefront of media reports. Hopefully, that means your regional media will respond to a story they’ve heard and contact you for information at the local level. Click here to read more. Free Bridge to Benefits Conference
Bridge to Benefits is a multi-state project by Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) to improve the well-being of families and individuals by linking them to public work support programs and tax credits. On Tuesday, October 20, 2009 CDF-MN will hold a Bridge to Benefits (B2B) conference. Click here to read more. Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless Funding Opportunity
Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless is responding to the current economic challenges by offering limited time gap funding to agencies that have experienced an unexpected loss of funding. The goal is to assist agencies to maintain the current services and prevent them from having to close their doors. Click here to read more. AmpleHarvest.org – a Resource for Food Shelves & Backyard Gardeners
The AmpleHarvest.org campaign has been established with the goal of enabling America’s backyard gardeners to quickly find local food shelves in need of fresh produce with the purpose of diminishing hunger in America. Registering your shelf is quick, simple and free. Click here to read more. MinnesotaHelp.info® – Online Access to Statewide Community Resources
MinnesotaHelp.info® is a free, web-based way for caregivers, human/social service processionals, and the public to find information about services for older adults, people with disabilities, veterans, and people with low-income. It is especially rich in information about services that are located in the community, close to where people live. Click here to read more. HSM Board Member Highlight August 2009
Nancy Anderson is Executive Director of the Falls Hunger Coalition, a non-profit organization based in International Falls that annually provides more than 147,000 pounds of food to almost 3500 families living near the Minnesota/Canada border. In addition to the Hunger Solutions Minnesota board, Nancy serves on HSM’s Food Shelf Advisory Committee (FSAC). Click here to read more. |
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