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  • Spotlighting Senior Hunger in Minnesota

    Spotlighting Senior Hunger in Minnesota

    May 26, 2022 By: Taylor Day - Senior Hunger Programs Manager

    Seniors are currently the fastest-growing segment of the population visiting food shelves. At Second Harvest Heartland, we’re working hard to make sure all seniors in our community have the nutritious food they need to lead healthy, active and productive lives.

  • Meet the Team Helping to Keep Food Distributions Safe and Accessible!

    Meet the Team Helping to Keep Food Distributions Safe and Accessible!

    May 19, 2022 By: Sophia Ogren-Dehn - Agency Relations Communications Specialist 

    Our Agency Relations team, who works directly with food shelf and community partners, has an in-house Compliance team, helping partners prioritize health and safety at every step of the hunger-relief journey. Get to know our Agency Relations' Compliance team members.

  • Why Schools Across Minnesota Are Essential to Ending Child Hunger

    Why Schools Across Minnesota Are Essential to Ending Child Hunger

    May 18, 2022 By: Alauna Yust - Guest Contributor

    Meeting kids and families where they are is an effective way to combat hunger, and schools have an important role to play when it comes to connecting families to reliable, healthy foods. With summer months fast approaching, schools will continue to play a vital role to ensure that kids have access to meals even when school is not in session.

  • Our Team is Varied, Our Team is Strong: Get to Know the Second Harvest Heartland Staff

    Our Team is Varied, Our Team is Strong: Get to Know the Second Harvest Heartland Staff

    May 10, 2022 By: Justin Pelegano - Internal Communications and Engagement Specialist

    It’s safe to say each of our employees has their own unique reasons for working at Second Harvest Heartland, both personal and professional. By sharing our stories, we’re bringing each other closer together while putting our names, faces and histories to this organization’s mission.

  • 4 Reasons Why People Need Food Assistance This Spring and Summer   

    4 Reasons Why People Need Food Assistance This Spring and Summer   

    May 9, 2022 By: Rachel Sosnowchik - Public Affairs Specialist  

    While we fought back the worst of predicted pandemic-era hunger, still more than 800,000 individuals reached out to our network of food shelves and meal programs last year. To address and end hunger, we need to understand why it exists, so here we detail four reasons Minnesotans might be facing food insecurity right now.

  • Saint Paul Public Schools Celebrates their School Lunch Heroes Year Round

    Saint Paul Public Schools Celebrates their School Lunch Heroes Year Round

    May 3, 2022 By: Hannah Keuler - Child Hunger Specialist

    To recognize School Lunch Hero Day on May 6, the Child Hunger Team talked with Jill Westlund, nutrition coordinator at Saint Paul Public Schools, about their innovative School Lunch Hero engagement campaign.

  • Today’s Harvest Opens Second Location

    Today’s Harvest Opens Second Location

    May 3, 2022 By: Sophia Ogren-Dehn - Agency Relations Communications Specialist 

    Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf (CCEFS) has opened a second Today’s Harvest location, which provides low barrier, fresh-focused food support that acutely meets community needs.

  • Minnesota Central Kitchen Offers Halal Meals to Muslim Communities During Ramadan and Beyond

    Minnesota Central Kitchen Offers Halal Meals to Muslim Communities During Ramadan and Beyond

    May 2, 2022 By: Samantha Solberg - Communications Specialist

    Since its inception in the early days of the pandemic, Minnesota Central Kitchen has distributed more than 2.5 million meals. We are grateful for the first two years of this work, and excited for what’s next, which includes providing even more culturally-connected meals.

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