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Hunger Solutions Minnesota: Ending Hunger Together

Hunger Solutions Minnesota has been dedicated to ending hunger for 20 years, conducting comprehensive research on the issue in the state. With 35 million people facing hunger nationwide, the organization highlights the chronic problem in Minnesota, where 8.2% of households are hungry daily. Despite increased food shelf visits and costs amounting to $1.1 billion annually, responses such as state funding, federal nutrition programs, and outreach initiatives are implemented. Efforts are needed to pass the new Farm Bill, increase food shelf funding, and extend food support outreach to address the growing hunger crisis in America.

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Hunger Solutions Minnesota: Ending Hunger Together

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  1. Hunger in Minnesota

  2. Hunger Solutions Minnesota Dedicated to ending hunger 20 years of comprehensive research on hunger in Minnesota.

  3. HUNGER 35 million people consistently experience hunger in our country. Increased food shelf demand signals next sign of concern…foreclosure.

  4. Hunger in Minnesota • Is a chronic problem • 8.2 % of Minnesota households are hungry every day. • Food shelf visits increased 50% over the last 6 years • 1.8 million visits in 2006 • Hunger costs Minnesota $1.1 billion every year.

  5. Who is hungry? • 50% of emergency food recipients are children • 20% are seniors

  6. Minnesota’s Response • State funding for 300 shelves • TEFAP distribution of surplus and bonus food • Reduced barriers to food stamp usage

  7. MN Food Bank Regions

  8. Federal Nutrition Programs • Food Stamps • Universal School breakfast • National School Lunch • Summer Food Service • TEFAP

  9. Unused Federal Dollars • $838 million in food stamp funds lost over 6 years • MN could gain $20 million yearly by feeding more eligible kids school breakfast, lunch and during the summer.

  10. What more should the State of Minnesota do? • Work to Pass the new Farm Bill • Increase Food Shelf Funding • Increase food support outreach

  11. Federal Farm Bill • About 60% of the farm bill appropriation covers nutrition programs, such as food stamps, that help poor Americans get enough to eat. • For the last few years, hunger in America has been growing and the food-stamp programs have not kept up with rising costs

  12. Food Shelf Funding • Increase the food shelf funding to keep pace with the demand for food shelf visits  • Increase that funding 45% to $1,853,100 • Currently the funding has remained at the 1995 level of $1,278,000 • This funding is available to all food shelves in the State of Minnesota

  13. Food Support Outreach Engage the counties and local food retailers – 200,000 additional Minnesotans are eligible

  14. Thank You.Join us in our sustained commitment to eliminate hunger and poverty. hungersolutions.org

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