Updated 7/15/25 On July 3, Congress passed their bill that cuts a devastating $186 billion—the largest cut in history—from the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), reducing the program by 20 percent. The bill, signed into law on July 4, will also impose harsh work requirements that disproportionately impact parents and seniors, dramatically increase costs for […] Read more
Culturally Connected Food and Community: How CAPI USA Serves AAPI Immigrants
This Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we’re celebrating AAPI trailblazers and groundbreakers working across Minnesota food’s system. We’re also celebrating immigrant-led organizations with deep roots in the AAPI community—like our longtime food shelf partner, CAPI USA. CAPI and The Food Group have been collaborators since 2000, working together toward a healthier food system […] Read more
Celebrating Groundbreaking Women in Minnesota’s Food System
This Women’s History Month, we are celebrating trailblazing women working across Minnesota’s food system. From expanding sustainable agriculture practices to founding revolutionary affordable grocery programs, women have served up a powerful challenge to food insecurity in Minnesota. The movement for food justice would not be where it is today without the resilience, creativity, and ingenuity […] Read more
Championing Change at Hunger Day on the Hill 2025
Each year for the past decade, The Food Group has hosted Hunger Day on the Hill in collaboration with the Partners to End Hunger Coalition. Hunger Day joins voices across the state in a single, repeated chorus: no Minnesotan should go hungry. This year, our refrain was louder than ever. More than 200 food access […] Read more
More Minnesotans visited food shelves in 2024 than ever before—what’s behind the numbers?
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
