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Minnesota food shelves ended 2020 with record visitors, and more of them are older adults Kelly Smith, Star Tribune © Star Tribune/Star Tribune/Glen Stubbe, Star Tribune/Star Tribune/TNS More than 300 cars lined up around the block by New Creation Lutheran Church in Shakopee last month, for a pop-up food distribution by Esperanza, a Shakopee nonprofit that works with low-income residents in the south metro and across the Twin Cities. Kenny Smith and Jan Sautler loaded food into trunks and tailgates during the distribution. A growing number of Minnesotans especially older adults have been seeking help from food shelves. Visits to the state s 350 food shelves in 2020 rose by nearly 7% over 2019, almost double the typical annual increase, according to final tallies released by Hunger Solutions, a statewide advocacy group.

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