Minnesota Hunger Facts:

• Nearly one in eleven Minnesotans experience food insecurity.
• 12.5% of children in Minnesota are food insecure.
• 9.5% of Minnesotans live below the poverty level.
• Over 3,000,000 visits are made to Minnesota food shelves each year.
• More than 624,000 Minnesotans are served by SNAP. 45% of those served by SNAP are children.4
• Minnesota’s charitable food system (food shelves and food banks, meal programs, etc.) continues to run at capacity. Supporting government programs like SNAP (“food stamps”) and creating a more just and equitable food system are necessary to meet the needs of food insecure households and work toward ending hunger in Minnesota communities.

As you plan your food and fund drives, you may want printable resources. Go to the following for a list of downloadable resources. MN FoodShare Resource Center