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Ten different commercial kitchens in the Twin Cities are using donated food from Minnesota Central Kitchen to create nutritious meals for families in the community.
Afro Deli in St. Paul has made thousands of culturally acceptable halal meals for Muslim elders since the beginning of the pandemic. Owner Abdirahman Kahin saw a need. It was a huge impact to the community, especially with the elders, Kahin said. And also, people with special disability who cannot find restaurants or most of their programs close or we had to convert our restaurant to, I would say, a community kitchen.
Created: July 14, 2021 06:14 PM
The number of people who need help finding healthy meals remains high this summer. That s why 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS is Feeding Minnesota. And now, the Cargill Foundation is stepping up to match donations to Minnesota Central Kitchen.
Minnesota Central Kitchen brings together restaurants, caterers and hunger-fighting organizations to tackle hunger and service-sector layoffs brought on by the pandemic.
More than 100 organizations, from Second Harvest Heartland to commercial kitchens, food donors and meal distributors, are working together to feed Minnesotans. And so we started doing that during the pandemic, to use rescued food and to re-employ, and we will continue doing it after, Robin Manthie the director of Minnesota Central Kitchen, said. Because what we found is there s a great need for these comforting meals that are prepared and ready to go. And so we re planning to grow even coming out of the pandemic.
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EAGAN, Minn., Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and Blue Plus (Blue Plus) today announced a new program with Second Harvest Heartland and Project Well to study the impact of comprehensive dietary support on maternal and infant health outcomes. The research project will recruit pregnant Black and Indigenous Blue Plus members with indicators linked to high-risk pregnancy to participate and receive up to seven months of nutrition benefits and services. The program will also take into consideration the nutritional needs of the whole household, including other children. Pregnancy-related death and infant mortality rates are much higher among Black and Indigenous families, as compared to the white population. These inequities are rooted in systemic racism and disproportionate access to adequate prenatal care and nutrition, said Christine Reiten, vice president of Medicaid at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mi