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It's difficult to imagine that hunger exists in America’s Heartland, the breadbasket of the world. However, hundreds of thousands of our neighbors and community members who are food insecure - meaning they don’t know where or when they’ll have their next meal, or hungry, meaning there is no next meal.

For more Second Harvest Heartland (SHH) information and statistics on hunger in the Heartland, visit:

SHH Hunger in the Heartland - Who are they?

SHH - Did You Know?

SHH Hunger Facts 2007

SHH Hunger Study

Hunger and Poverty Almanac

Also available are Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and a listing of resources outside Second Harvest Heartland.

Faces of Hunger
This six minute video features information on SHH and interviews with our clients who are hungry.

Second Harvest Heartland has produced an eight minute video "Changing Face of Hunger" focusing on hunger here in the Heartland. 

Minnesota Hunger Summit - 2006
On December 4, the Minnesota Hunger Summit, sponsored by Hormel Foods Corporation, was held in Minneapolis. Political, corporate, faith and non-profit leaders shared their hunger expertise and visions.  Video highlights of the speaker's comments are availabe.At the Hunger Summit, the results of the 2006 Hormel Hunger Survey: A Minnesota Perspective Adobe PDF Icon (41 KB) were released.  For more information, read press release Adobe PDF Icon (47 KB). A one-hour documentary of the Hunger Summit is available by contacting the SHH Communications Office  or by calling 651.434.5117.


You Can Help Second Harvest Heartland End Hunger. Second Harvest Heartland is strengthened by our partners, whose individual, corporate, community and foundational support bring relief to thousands of hungry families, children and seniors in Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Find out more about how you can help »

 


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