In the midst of studying for finals last fall, second-year law student Samia Osman stumbled across some distressing news from her native Somalia. Nearly 6 million people faced a mammoth humanitarian crisis stemming from a confluence of factors, inclu
The summer program spiked in Minnesota during the pandemic. Last summer, providers reported to the state that they dished out 37.3 million meals, up from 21.9 million meals in 2020 and 3.5 million meals in 2019. Part of that rise is because schools could extend the summer program during the school year amid the pandemic.
Youth Leadership Academy, a newly formed Minneapolis nonprofit, was the top provider in Minnesota of summer meals last year reporting dishing out 7 million meals.