Created: February 15, 2021 10:34 PM
During this pandemic, an increasing number of people are facing food insecurity. Second Harvest Heartland says COVID-19 has undone a decade's worth of progress in the fight against hunger.
Inside the organization’s Brooklyn Park headquarters, stacks of packaged food and essentials are stacked high. Volunteers have been assembling emergency food boxes, which are ready to go out to families in need.
Currently, one in nine Minnesotans are dealing with food insecurity. One in six Minnesota children are facing hunger.
“If you think about your child's classroom, if they're in-person or on Zoom, there's probably a few kids in those classrooms that are experiencing hunger,” said Rachel Sosnowchik, a Second Harvest Heartland public affairs specialist. “It’s someone waiting in line at the grocery store with you that is scrounging and saving and trying to stretch their grocery budget as far as they can.”