hunger

Minnesota counties are readying to raise property taxes as the federal government shifts SNAP costs to them.

Plus: Second Harvest food bank shutters Grand Rapids warehouse but maintains food shelf will remain open.

The Grand Rapids Food Shelf remains open. But volunteers are concerned that the warehouse closure means community needs won't be met. The org says it will reinvest savings.

Plus: The National Association of Letter Carriers' "Stamp Out Hunger" campaign to benefit area food shelves is May 10, 2025; and 32 students from Northern Minnesota will display their art at the Minnesota State High School League's Visual Art State Festival in Golden Valley.

The National Association of Letter Carriers sponsors the one-day food drive, and postal carriers across Northern Minnesota will participate on May 10.

Hunger impacts 1 in 7 children in MN, and inflation and cuts to programs like SNAP could see more hungry Minnesotans needing services like those at Bemidji Community Food Shelf.

Bemidji Community Food Shelf Executive Director Mike Olson visits with Larissa Donovan at the KBXE Studio to discuss how hunger impacts a community and how potential budget cuts to SNAP and other USDA programs could further impact the emergency food shelf.

The public phase of the "Nourish the Northland" campaign kicked off on Feb. 27, 2025, with $11 million already raised.

Nearly one in every six seniors in America faces the threat of hunger and not being properly nourished.

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