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 […]
Hunger Solutions Minnesota received the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)’s 2017 National Award for Innovative Anti-Hunger Work for its efforts to advance public policy and grassroots advocacy on behalf of Minnesotans struggling against hunger. The award was presented during FRAC’s 27th Annual Benefit Dinner, held in Washington, D.C. on June 7. The National Award […]
St. Paul, Minn – Earlier today, the president released his FY 2018 budget which includes an attack on SNAP—the most important nutrition program for millions of poor and vulnerable Americans – including nearly 500,000 Minnesotans. The budget proposes $193 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) over […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2015 Contact: Jill Westfall, Hunger Solutions Minnesota 651-789-9843, jwestfall@hungersolutions.org Hunger Solutions Minnesota announces $1 million in mobile food shelf grants ST. PAUL, MN – Hunger Solutions Minnesota is announcing the recipients of the first round of Mobile Food Shelf funding. The $1 million in competitive grants will go to 17 […]
Contact: Sophia Lenarz-Coy slenarzcoy@hungersolutions.org HUNGRY FOR CHANGE: HUNGER SOLUTIONS MINNESOTA RELEASES “STATE OF HUNGER” REPORT Despite economic improvements, the need for hunger-related help – particularly for seniors and families – remains acute throughout the state ST. PAUL, Minn. (June 16, 2015)— At a time when many Minnesotans are enjoying picnics and backyard cookouts, thousands of […]