Join anti-hunger and nutrition advocates and organizations from around the country for the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. Hunger Solutions’ Executive Director, Colleen Moriarty will be attending the conference in person in Washington, D.C.. Hunger Solutions Minnesota will host a virtual watch party for the conference. When: Wednesday, Sept. 28, 8:00 am-5:00 […]
What is the Farm Bill? The Farm Bill is an important piece of legislation that sets the country’s food policy for the next half-decade. First enacted to help agriculture producers struggling during the Great Depression, the Farm Bill has now expanded to be the largest commitment that The Farm Bill impacts all Americans and helps […]
Debate on the Farm Bill and the SNAP program is picking up steam in Washington. Last week, the Farm Bill conference committee held their first hearing to work out the differences between the House- and Senate-passed Farm Bills. And there are just a few Legislative days left before the current Farm Bill expires on Sept. […]
Hunger Solutions Minnesota applauds the new Farm Bill, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, that was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate, as being on the right path to help the 621,000 Minnesotans who need access to programs such as food stamps, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Hunger Solutions Executive Director Colleen Moriarty praised the […]
Farm Bill negotiations are heating up in Washington. Help us send a strong message to our members of Congress that we oppose efforts to cut critical nutrition programs, including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Let them know that Minnesotans demand a #farmbill4all! Too many Minnesotans continue to struggle to meet their basic needs. The Nutrition […]
Statement attributable to Colleen Moriarty, Executive Director of Hunger Solutions Minnesota. Yesterday’s release of the Trump budget shows the President’s true intentions: attacking the poor to subsidize the tax cuts enacted last year. The President’s budget takes away access to food for millions of Americans. And nearly half-a-million Minnesotans rely on the program to put […]
With negotiations on the Farm Bill heating up in Washington, a group of hunger advocates in Minnesota has written a letter that urges Members of Congress to support a strong Nutrition Title and pass a Farm Bill that works for all Minnesotans. Help us send a clear, united message to the Minnesota Delegation that we […]
The conference agreement includes several provisions that would affect nutrition programs other than SNAP, such as increased funding for food banks through The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and community food grants, as well as a number of new pilots. See full interpretation from our friends at the Center on Budget.
By The Associated Press Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security and an elusive American dream. Survey data exclusive to The Associated Press points to an increasingly globalized U.S. economy, the widening gap between rich […]
Hunger Solutions Minnesota is deeply disappointed in the Farm Bill just passed by the US House that does not include a nutrition title/Food Stamps It is unfortunate that the United States House broke long-standing, bi-partisan tradition and passed a partial Farm Bill. The nutrition title and food stamps were not included, and the path that […]