State News

Hunger in your hometown? Yes. New report shows where.

hunger — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:56:14 -0500

MN has a 18.3% hunger hardship rate for households with children. 11.3% for other households.

17% of children in Msp/St. Paul live in homes that struggle with hunger hardships.

Map of MN Hunger

FRAC Special Analysis: Food Hardship

Nearly one in four U.S.

Hard times, hard choices: The decision to go on food stamps

hunger — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:53:50 -0600

Middle class to safety net: Recession swells the number of Minnesota food stamp recipients.

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Man Turns To Food Shelf After Losing Wife, Job

hunger — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:14:42 -0600

The people who run Minnesota food shelves say they’re seeing unprecedented demand, including lots of middle class people who’ve never used food shelves before.

Fortunately, as demand increases, so does the generosity of Minnesotans.

One local man was forced to turn to his local food shelf when everything in his life started falling apart.

A year ago, Jeff and his wife Hannah had a middle-

A "Thankful" Thought: MN Food Shelves Are Ready for the Holidays

hunger — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:25:14 -0600

Minnesota’s most vulnerable people are making do with much less this Thanksgiving. Recent statistics show that visits to food shelves in the state totaled more than one million from January to June this year, an increase of 26 percent compared to last year.

Call The Minnesota Food HelpLine if you or anyone you know does not have enough food.

hunger — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:46:12 -0600

Call The Minnesota Food HelpLine (1-888-711-1151) if you or anyone you know does not have enough food.

Ellison, Franken team up to fight child hunger

hunger — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:53:17 -0500

Bill would ensure all kids get school lunches

Two leading Minnesota Democrats in Congress have introduced legislation to ensure that all school children, especially those from low-income families, get a proper school meal.

“Low-income children in Minnesota and across the country are increasingly being turned away from school lunch counters because they don’t have enough money in their me

New truck helps local Salvation Army stay cool, deliver more food

hunger — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:59:09 -0500

The Twin Cities Salvation Army today announced that it has purchased a $100,000 refrigerated truck that it will use to distribute fresh meat and produce to metro area food shelves.

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Teachers give big to food shelf

hunger — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:57:57 -0500

Mankato teachers donated more than $1,100 and 780 pounds of food to the local food shelf.

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Area Kids Have Lunch With Vikes Players

hunger — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:28:44 -0500

This morning’s practice at Vikings Training Camp ended with a special treat for several local youth.Members of the Salvation Army Summer Camp got to watch the practice, and have lunch sponsored by the Vikings Children’s Fund Summer Lunch Program.The kids were given an extra surprise when Vikings players Jared Allen, Ray Edwards, and Adrian Peterson joined them to pose for pictures and sign autogra

Minnesota Vikings host 50 children at training camp for summer lunch program

hunger — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:35:57 -0500

MANKATO, Minn. — West St.