Media and Press
Find the latest press releases, news reports, and more featuring Hunger Solutions Minnesota below.
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2023
December 19, 2023
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, MN’s no-cost school meals draw interest from research community
December 5, 2023
Food Service Director, USDA and FRAC award grant funding to improve federal child nutrition program access
November 22, 2023
KSTP, Walz presents Minnesota’s Thanksgiving turkey
PBS News Hour, More American families rely on food banks amid high prices
Public News Service, MN food shelves navigate record high demand
November 21, 2023
MPR News, Minnesota sees historic levels of hunger ahead of holiday season
September 10, 2023
KRWC, Universal Meals Program Applauded by Hunger Solutions
September 7, 2023
KSTP, School meals program start taking burden off Minnesota parents
September 5, 2023
MPR News, New school year offers breakfast and lunches to students at no cost
KTTC, Gov. Tim Walz visits Rochester touting free school meals
August 30, 2023
Spokesman-Recorder, Minnesota implements ‘no-cost meals’ for all students
July 19, 2023
FOX 9, Educational, financial benefits of free school meals law in Minnesota
July 18, 2023
19th News, The national movement to make school lunches free has hit six states
July 18, 2023
MinnPost, How deeply will Minnesotans feel the impact of federal pandemic programs ending?
July 3, 2023
CBS News, Free school meals in Minnesota to begin this school year
June 17, 2023
June 14, 2023
Star Tribune, State helping to fund prepared meals that nonprofits provide to people in need
May 30, 2023
Public News Service, MN Hunger Relief Leader: SNAP Threats Off Mark
May 1, 2023
Southside Pride, Minneapolis food shelves struggle to feed those in need
March 17, 2023
CBS News, Gov. Tim Walz signs universal school meals bill into law
March 15, 2023
Washington Post, Minn. Republican says he’s never met a hungry person in his state
March 3, 2023
Star Tribune, Gov. Walz signs bill providing emergency funding to Minnesota food shelves
March 1, 2023
CBS News, Food shelves brace for increased demand after end of E-SNAP
February 28, 2023
KARE 11, COVID-era emergency SNAP benefits set to end, food shelves gear up for more demand
Star Tribune, Emergency SNAP benefits end, Minnesota food shelves brace for growing need
February 9, 2023
CBS News, Minnesota House passes “universal” school meals, providing free breakfast, lunch to students
MPR, Report: Food insecurity rapidly increasing in Minnesota
MPR, As hunger rises in Minnesota, House passes school meals for all bill
MinnPost, Minnesotans visited food shelves in record numbers in 2022
February 8, 2023
MPR News, Food shelf visits leaped last year in Minnesota, advocates say
February 7, 2023
Star Tribune, Record number of Minnesotans visited food shelves in 2022, up 50% from 2021
February 6, 2023
Public News Service, MN Looks to Erase Hunger in Schools
January 12, 2023
CBS Minnesota, House committee advances “universal school meal” bill, providing breakfast and lunch at no cost to all students
January 12, 2023
Star Tribune, Free school meals would be standard in Minnesota under proposed legislation
2022
November 23, 2022
MPR News, Why hunger is rising in Minnesota and what can be done to help
November 22, 2022
MPR News, No pardon for Minnesota turkey, but a moment in the spotlight
November 21, 2022
Minnesota Public Radio, Food insecurity is increasing across Minnesota
November 18, 2022
Sahan Journal, Minnesota schools must offer same meals to students, regardless of lunch debt, attorney general rules
November 17, 2022
Public News Service, MN Ramps Up Support for Food Shelves Short on Culturally Relevant Supplies
October 13, 2022
CBS News, Walk to End Hunger has become a Thanksgiving Tradition
September 28, 2022
KARE 11, Biden-Harris Administration’s proposal to end hunger; Twin Cities organizations react
September 20, 2022
MinnPost, Expanded food stamp program may have short shelf life as hunger increases in Minnesota
September 19, 2022
Star Tribune, Minnesota sees historic drop in childhood poverty
September 15, 2022
KSTP, High inflation steady, demand at food shelves are up with donations down
September 1, 2022
Sahan Journal, What you need to know to register your Minnesota K–12 student for free school meals
August 29, 2022
Star Tribune, More Minnesotans eligible for food stamps starting Thursday
August 22, 2022
CBS News, The push for free school meals in Minnesota
August 16, 2022
KARE 11, About 90,000 more Minnesota kids to get free meals this school year
July 23, 2022
Star Tribune, Minnesota food shelves battling to meet rising demand amid inflationary surge
July 22, 2022
KARE 11, MN food shelves see historic demand due to inflation, other factors
June 16, 2022
CBS Minnesota, More Minnesota households qualify for federal food assistance
June 14, 2022
MPR, More Minnesotans will soon qualify for food assistance program
June 8, 2022
KARE 11, Hunger-relief organizations call on lawmakers to hold special session
May 29, 2022
Star Tribune, Legislators fail to deliver on Minnesota nonprofits’ pitch for $200M in COVID-19 funding
May 29, 2022
KTTC, Minnesota advocates push to cover meals for all students
May 24, 2022
May 13, 2022
Echo Press, Douglas County Outreach Food Shelf prepares for the ‘food cliff’
April 10, 2022
Brainerd Dispatch, Minnesota got $73B in pandemic aid. Where did it go?
April 1, 2022
MPR News, Will the Legislature pass paid family leave?
March 25, 2022
Star Tribune, Minnesota food shelves seeking boost in donations as hunger projected to rise
March 9, 2022
Star Tribune, Minnesota food shelf visits down from peak in 2021, but aid cuts could spur rebound
March 8, 2022
March 7, 2022
Minnesota News Network, MN food shelf use reaches 3.6 million visits in 2021, down from 2020
February 10, 2022
Star Tribune, Opinion Exchange, Minnesota can afford equality in the cafeteria
January 25, 2022
PRESS RELEASE: Governor’s Budget Permanently Funds School Meals for All Minnesota Students
January 24, 2022
Public News Service, School Meal Access Back in Spotlight Following Latest COVID Disruption
January 22, 2022
Star Tribune, After record year, Market Bucks program for low-income Minnesotans expands this spring
January 21, 2022
Star Tribune, Minnesota nonprofits angered by alleged multimillion-dollar fraud at St. Anthony organization
2021
December 13th, 2021
Public News Service, Record year for MNs Market Bucks Program
November 24th, 2021
Star Tribune, Gov. Tim Walz shows off Minnesota’s Thanksgiving turkey
November 24th, 2021
Duluth News Tribune, In Minnesota, no pardon for turkey but one will bypass the dinner table
November 23rd, 2021
NBC News, Higher food costs make the math even harder for Americans on food stamps
November 21st, 2021
Star Tribune, Scarcity On Menu
November 20th, 2021
Star Tribune, With Thanksgiving coming, Minnesota nonprofits are struggling to cope with a national shortage of turkeys
November 19th, 2021
Star Tribune, Minnesota food shelf visits slightly under record high in 2020, but edging up again
November 11th, 2021
Southwest News Media, Food shelves in Scott and Carver County prepare for the holiday season
November 1, 2021
FOX 9, Minnesotans jump to help during No Hunger November
September 7th, 2021
Public News Service, Focus on Universal Meals, Preventing ‘Lunch Shaming’ as MN Students Return
August 13th, 2021
Star Tribune, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, local leaders discuss food security in Brooklyn Park
July 23, 2021
KTOE, New report shows many eligible Minnesotans not taking advantage of SNAP benefits
July 7, 2021
FOX 9, Minnesota ends school lunch shaming over student debt
July 6, 2021
Star Tribune, Minnesota halts school lunch shaming over student debts
June 30, 2021
ABC 6 News, Gov. Walz announces plan to end COVID-19 emergency July 1
June 17, 2021
Star Tribune, Nonprofits lobby Legislature to fund program that helps low-income residents buy at farmers’ markets
June 16, 2021
Minnesota Public Radio, No money to help stretch SNAP dollars at farmers markets in state budget
June 14, 2021
PRESS RELEASE, “MARKET BUCKS”, A PROGRAM THAT MAKES FARMERS’ MARKETS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO LOW-INCOME MINNESOTANS, CUTE FROM STATE AG BUDGET
June 7, 2021
Public News Service, MN Lawmakers Urged to Spare ‘Market Bucks’ Funding
May 26, 2021
Public News Service, Cutting Food Waste a Priority Following Demand Surge
April 21, 2021
PRESS RELEASE, Hunger Solutions Minnesota Receives 2021 Best of Saint Paul Award
April 5, 2021
The Circle News, Native-owned /tribal enterprises still struggling in Minnesota
March 23, 2021
KELO, Minnesota campaign launches for universal free school meals
Public News Service, MN Campaign Launches for Universal Free School Meals
March 20, 2021
Star Tribune, After a roller-coaster year, Minnesota food shelves hope crisis is behind them
March 18, 2021
KTOE, Hunger advocates push for free school lunches for all
March 2, 2021
AXIOS, Another pandemic toll: 1 in 9 Minnesotans don’t have enough to eat
February 21, 2021
Star Tribune, Rural Minnesota and Wisconsin food shelves surprisingly see dip in visitors, but food stamp use is increasing
February 20, 2021
Star Tribune, Rural grocers in Minnesota feel the pinch amid stiff competition
February 17, 2021
MPR News, COVID-19 causes surge in food shelf visits among older Minnesotans
February 8, 2021
Star Tribune, Minnesota food shelves ended 2020 with 3.8 million visitors, more than any other year on record
February 8, 2021
Public News Service, Older Minnesotans Increasingly Need Help from Food Shelves
January 30, 2021
Star Tribune, Twin Cities food drives find new ways to reach needy families
January 6, 2021
Public News Service, Hunger Relief, Equal Rights to See Legislative Push in MN
January 3, 2021
Star Tribune, Minnesotans relying on food stamps, shelves will receive extra help from stimulus package
2020
December 22, 2020
Star Tribune, More Minnesotans visited food shelves in 2020 than any year on record — and the need is expected through 2021
December 22, 2020
MinnPost, Minnesota food shelf visits in 2020 up 1.5 million from previous year
November 27, 2020
Star Tribune, Annual Walk to End Hunger goes virtual for first time, raises $200,000 for Minnesota nonprofits
November 25, 2020
Public News Service, Emergency Aid for Hunger Relief Drying Up in MN
November 24, 2020
MPR News, ‘We just have to hang in there’: Holidays means more relying on food shelves to keep families fed