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Sen. Blanche Lincoln shares a"discussion draft" for child nutrition reform:

hunger — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:54:18 -0500

A path to end childhood hunger.

Senate AG Document

Hipsters on food stamps

hunger — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:38:00 -0500

They’re young, they’re broke, and they pay for organic salmon with government subsidies. Got a problem with that?

Salon

More students relying on free and reduced lunches

hunger — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:26:30 -0600

The numbers in Minnesota are even more telling if you go back a few years. There are 10,000 fewer students in Minnesota schools than there were in 2002, yet there are 65,000 more students on free and reduced lunch.

The data also show that increased poverty is universal. Edina, widely considered one of the state’s most affluent communities, has one of the lowest rates of poverty in Minnesota.

USDA criticizing food stamp application methods

hunger — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:19:40 -0600

Farmers, supermarkets and truckers across the country are losing billions of dollars in business because California, Texas, Arizona and New York City are using procedures that discourage people eligible for food stamps from applying for them, according to a key USDA official.

AG Week

A bill at the Legislature would eliminate the asset test for food stamps, so families wouldn't have to deplete their savings to

hunger — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:50:18 -0600

“These are really troubled times and people maybe just need help for just a short period,” said Colleen Moriarty, executive director of Hunger Solutions Minnesota. “We don’t want to throw people into abject poverty forever.”

STRIB

Poverty is hitting the suburbs with more sting

hunger — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:45:05 -0600

Bastions of the middle class, Twin Cities suburbs are seeing financial pain spreading quietly among their residents. They now have more poor people than the core cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.

STRIB

Food banks stretched, but ending childhood hunger reachable, advocates say

hunger — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:12:42 -0600

Cooney thinks a bill will be produced after healthcare is out of the way. He said the Congressional Hunger Center advises anti-hunger coalitions on these issues and some organizations, particularly Feeding America and the Food Research Action Center, are serious about getting a bill passed.

How a Supplemental Federal Poverty Measure Will Drive Smarter Policy

hunger — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:04:18 -0600

The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that it will be developing an alternative way to measure poverty. This new method will better reflect the realities facing struggling families and ways in which current government programs can help them to get back on their feet.

More Minnesotans would be eligible for the federal Food Support

hunger — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:38:01 -0600

Human Services Committee – More Minnesotans would be eligible for the federal Food Support program under a bill held over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.

Session Daily

A History of Food Stamps Use and Policy

hunger — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:17:16 -0600

The events and legislation behind an aid program’s beginnings, controversies and recent revival.

NYT