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Committee includes one-time food security funding; food banks and food shelves urge more support
Summary
The DE1 amendment includes one-time funds for food security programs and the prepared meals grant, but food bank and food shelf leaders told the committee on April 6 that demand remains high and additional funding will be needed to avoid shortages in Greater Minnesota.
The Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee's DE1 amendment includes one-time funds for food security programs and the Prepared Meals grant. Witnesses from food banks and the food shelf network told the committee on April 6 that the need is rising and the new appropriation will help but is unlikely to be sufficient.
Peter Wytack, government relations manager for The Food Group, thanked the committee for including one-time funding for the Minnesota Food Shelf Program and told members that food shelves across the state are seeing…
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