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P-EBT Helps Fill the Gap of School Breakfast and Lunch During COVID-19

June 26, 2020 By: Rahsa Bale

The new one-time P-EBT payment of $325 per child will help fill the gap left by school breakfast and lunch for families facing hunger during COVID-19.
New Study Predicts Historic Surge in Hunger

June 24, 2020 By: Alison Griffin

While the demand for food assistance immediately jumped this spring when the economy took a COVID-19-related hit, a new study by McKinsey & Company predicts a coming surge in hunger unlike anything seen since the Great Depression.
Joan’s Plans Ensure Her Neighbors are Fed Long After She’s Gone

June 16, 2020 By: Kelsie Young

Joan believes helping people is in her nature. When she recognized her friends and neighbors were those in need of food assistance, she decided to make her philanthropic plans permanent.
Coming Together to Provide Food for Powderhorn Park Residents

June 8, 2020 By: Kelsie Young

Organizations band together to provide more than 22,000 pounds of food to South Minneapolis residents experiencing new food deserts in the wake of George Floyd’s killing.