The Food Group is excited to announce the launch of a new Twin Cities Mobile Market (TCMM) stop at the University of Minnesota. TCMM is a grocery store on wheels that stops in 29 urban neighborhoods in Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Through this new campus hub, we’re bringing nutritious, affordable food directly to students’ doorsteps […] Read more
Expanding Access to Fresh Food Across Minnesota
Customers purchase locally grown produce from Mhonpag’s Garden at Mill City Farmer’s Market in Minneapolis Everyone deserves access to nutritious, culturally connected food, no matter where they live. Research shows that good nutrition leads to better lifelong health outcomes, including lower rates of chronic disease and lower lifetime healthcare costs, roughly $1,800 less a year. […] Read more
Food Shelf Visits Hit All-Time High in 2025
Participants select groceries at Community Emergency Services (CES) in Minneapolis Minnesotans made 9,026,843 visits to food shelves in 2025, the most visits ever recorded. The data comes from The Food Group’s 2025 Minnesota Food Shelf Visits Report, which tracks 470 TEFAP-participating food shelves across Minnesota. This year marks a historic high for the fourth year in a row and 2.5 times more visits than pre-pandemic 2019. Food […] Read more
Fear Should Never Be A Barrier to Food: The Food Group and Partners Respond to Operation Metro Surge
For the past three months, increased ICE presence in Minnesota has incited fear and obstructed food access for many communities of color. Immigrants have been afraid to step outside their homes, even for simple errands or to attend worship. Hard working people missed shifts and businesses shuttered. Children stayed home from school and daycare. Families […] Read more
Grocery Home Delivery Helps Disabled Minnesotans Access Food
Featuring two partner food shelves of The Food Group Within the disability community, some prefer person-first language (person with a disability) while others use identity-first language (disabled person). We utilized both to reflect that diversity. July is Disability Pride Month, a time to promote awareness of the disability community and advocate for equity and access. […] Read more
