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Senate File 1112: Committee hears requests to increase Minnesota Food Shelf Program funding; bill laid over
Summary
Senate File 1112 would provide additional funding for the Minnesota Food Shelf Program (MFSP). Testimony from food shelves and food banks described sharp increases in visits and reliance on MFSP funds, which are distributed based on prior-year visits and limited to allowable costs.
Senate File 1112, presented to the Minnesota Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Feb. 19, would appropriate additional funding for the Minnesota Food Shelf Program (MFSP), the state's primary grant program supporting local food shelves.
Nut graf: Food-shelf managers and nonprofit leaders testified that they face record demand and constrained donations; they told the committee MFSP funds are essential for purchasing perishable…
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