Minnesota's Second Harvest Heartland, one of the largest food banks in the country, is launching a "moonshot goal" to cut the state's growing hunger problem in half by 2030. The Twin Cities nonprofit's new "Make Hunger History" plan, announced Monday, includes pushing for more anti-poverty programs at the State Capitol as well as boosting outreach to connect low-income residents to more social .
A woman arrived at a Chaska food shelf recently, tearful as she turned to help for the first time. "I never thought I'd be in this situation," she told Patti Sinykin, executive director of the Bountiful Basket Food Shelf. More Minnesotans are finding themselves in dire need. From Brooklyn Center to Bemidji, food shelves saw a record number of visits in 2023, according to new state data .
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At the Open Cupboard Food Shelf in Oakdale, Colleen Moriarty isn't a name people recognize. However, for more than 20 years, she’s been the executive director of the non-profit Hunger Solutions, and through public policy at the capitol, has been working to improve access to food for countless people across the state.