Those in Need

Poverty is high in north central Minnesota.

According to the 2000 census, there are 20,445 people in poverty in the seven counties served by this food bank. More than half of them are children or seniors.
It is difficult to imagine that hunger exists right here in northern Minnesota. But many of our neighbors struggle to meet basic needs. Thousands of families are food insecure, meaning they don't know when or where their next meal is coming from, or have very low food security, or hunger, meaning there is no next meal available.

Hunger in America 2010, is the largest, most comprehensive report ever conducted on emergency food distribution in our country.