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Hunger Beat Down: 5,000 drummers sound the alarm about starvation
It's not so much about the rhythm as the cause.MORE »
Scratching the Surface: A Glimpse into Poverty and Homelessness
11/18/2010 - 5:00pm - 11/24/2010 - 5:00pm
As part of Minneapolis Community and Technical College's Fight to End Hunger and Homelessness, the College is partnering with the Downtown Congregations to End Homelessness to create a photo exhibit, “Scratching the Surface: A Glimpse into Poverty and Homelessness.”
Dog Days at the Dome will help hungry pets this Thursday
Dog-lovers and their canine friends can get together this Thursday at the Metrodome to socialize, sniff and help hungry pets in need. MORE »
Minnesota food shelves give more, need more this year
Demand at local food shelves skyrocketed in the past year, as more Minnesotans face layoffs and job insecurity.
Graph from Hungers Solutions report
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News Day: Norm or Nobody / Scare stories: Nuts and worms / G-What? / Hungry in MN / Listen to Grandma / more
Norm or Nobody Republican Senator John Ornyn is now threatening "World War III" and years of federal appeals if The Norm isn't given the senatorial seat that he pretty clearly has not won. The GOP is forging ahead with a dog-in-the-manger strategy that indefinitely denies Minnesota a second Senator.MORE »
Feeding seniors in tough times
Amidst a deepening recession and a frigid Minnesota winter, seniors throughout the state have become increasingly dependent on food assistance programs to ensure food security and proper nutrition. However, given the state's current financial woes, the future of these programs is far from certain.
Food assistance programs play a vital role for Minnesota's seniors.MORE »
Feeding the foodshelves
Since the national unemployment rate has climbed to a staggering 6.5 percent (as high as 8.5 percent in some states), more and more people find themselves below the poverty level. About 50 percent of unemployed people and families are eligible for food support, according to the non-profit MN Hunger Solutions, though many are unaware of these benefits.MORE »
Minneapolis food shelves lay bare
At the end of a long hallway at the Brian Coyle Community Center in Minneapolis’ Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, a small room is lined with shelves and a commercial refrigerator. On the shelves, cans of lima beans sit aside boxes of mac’n’cheese and plastic bags of East Indian spices.
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Between hunger and a hard place: Food shelves face recession challenges
Tough as times are, it’s harder than ever on the financially challenged. They'd have a harder time still without food shelves. Accordingly, Twin Cities food shelves have become a more vital resource than ever before.
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