Minnesotans made nearly 9 million visits to food shelves in 2024, a record high for the fourth consecutive year. That’s 1.4 million more visits than in 2023 and 2.5 times more visits than pre-pandemic 2019. In February, The Food Group released our 2024 Minnesota Food Shelf Visits Report, which tracks 487 TEFAP-participating food shelves across Minnesota. Broadly, Minnesota saw increased food […] Read more
Smitten for SNAP
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we’re celebrating with love letters to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps)! SNAP may be at risk in 2025 with proposals coming from Congress that would require billions of dollars of cuts to SNAP through a budget reconciliation process. The Food Group passionately believes […] Read more
Data and Cross-Sector Partnerships Driving Future Solutions
As we enter a new year, our team at The Food Group has been taking a look at current trends and data to inform and educate our upcoming anti-hunger work. Here’s what we’re seeing when it comes to food access across our state as we kick off 2025, as well as some insights into the […] Read more
Fighting Hunger on College Campuses
How Programs Like Nutritious U Food Pantry Close the Gap for Food-Insecure Students When people consider all of the different ways they can support their community members experiencing hunger, they often first think about unhoused populations, elderly individuals and families with young children. These groups certainly need and rely on help from organizations like The […] Read more
Food Access Needs Remain High Looking Into the New Year: Centering community voice to create solutions
As our executive director, Sophia Lenarz-Coy, recently noted, we continue to live in unprecedented times. More Minnesotans received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds in 2023 than in any year since 2016, and food shelf visits continue to break state records. As we consider these troubling trends and look ahead to 2025, it’s important to […] Read more
