The Second Harvest Make Hunger History Summit brought together hunger relief leaders working to reduce food insecurity across Minnesota.
Second Harvest Heartland
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Federal cuts mean more Minnesotans will go hungry
Second Harvest Heartland says new federal SNAP cuts will harm up to 150,000 Minnesotans. The anti-hunger nonprofit urges residents to speak out and advocate for change.
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Food insecurity on the rise in Minnesota
House Republicans have passed a budget proposal that threatens to cut $230 billion from federal farm and nutrition programs, including SNAP, which could have devastating effects on Minnesota’s food insecurity crisis, already at a critical point with one in five families in the state struggling with food insecurity.
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SNAP challenge highlights why hunger remains a crisis
Food shelves across Minnesota have seen a steady increase in visits since 2020, highlighting an ongoing hunger crisis, with Minnesotans visiting food shelves a record 7.5 million times in 2023, the hungriest year on record.
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Universal meals a success
Minnesota’s universal free meals program served more than 150 million breakfasts and lunches in its first full year, saving families thousands of dollars and nurturing children, while food shelves across the state are stretched to their limits to meet the demand of hungry Minnesotans.
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Partnerships form to fight food insecurity
It can take more than good intentions to live healthily these days, particularly when the rolls of uninsured Americans have swelled by upwards of four million. It’s extremely tough if you can’t afford adequate health care because putting food on the table alone is a struggle, a position in which many working families, as well as the impoverished, increasingly find themselves.