Minnesotans made nearly 9 million visits to food shelves in 2024
February 24, 2025
That’s 1.4 million more visits than 2023. Below, you…
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Hunger Solutions works with our partners to collect timely statistics on how many individuals are using food shelves. We analyze the trends, compile regular reports, create visual aids, and map hunger needs throughout Minnesota. We also track national hunger trends and share relevant reports and analyses with our partners.
We also offer a free Food Shelf Database for food shelves that need help tracking basic client statistics.
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The annual national school breakfast report released today by the Food…
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