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Hunger in MinnesotaSlide2
Minnesota FoodShare
A program of Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches
Mission is to fight hunger in Minnesota
Supporting food shelves statewide since 1983
March Campaign
Pack the PewsGardenShareHarvest Campaign Minimarkets Advocacy and EducationRegional ConferencesFood Access Summit Slide3
31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32
All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33
He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left
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“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’Matthew 25: 31-40Slide4
How are we, as people of faith, called to care for the “least of these” in our communities?Slide5
Food Security and Insecurity
Food security
Access
by all people at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life. Food insecurity Consistent access to adequate food is limited by a lack of money and other resources at times during the year. http://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/food-security-in-the-us.aspxSlide6
Why Food Insecurity
Hunger is hard to measureAccess to food is easier to measure and is quantifiable Other common or acceptable terms
“
hunger”
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at risk of hunger” “hungry” “faced the threat of hunger.” Food insecurity can also accurately be described as “a financial juggling act, where sometimes the food ball gets dropped.”http://tfbn.org/food-insecurity/Slide7
The Great Recession-Hunger & Poverty
American Winter Slide8
49.1 million —including 16.2 million children—live in households that do not have consistent access to nutritious food. That is the equivalent of the populations of California and Ohio going hungry.
http://www.nokidhungry.org/problem/hunger-facts
US HungerSlide9
MN Hunger
1 in 10 MN households experience food insecurity on a regular basis.
USDA, 2013Slide10
8.6% of seniors in MN reported being threatened by hunger.
National Foundation to End Senior Hunger, 2013
Senior HungerSlide11
Almost 39% of food insecure households have at least one employed adult. Additionally, 44%
of MN households receiving SNAP have at least one employed adult residing in the house. Almost 2/3
of households receiving SNAP have household members who are elderly, disabled, or under 18, making consistent employment difficult or unachievable.
Hunger Free Minnesota, 2013
Hunger Solutions, 2013
Employment and Food Insecure Households Slide12
In 2012 254,000 or 20% of MN children lived in low income working families. In 2012, 183,595 Minnesotans under the age of 18
lived in poverty
Annie
E. Casey Foundation,
2012
U.S. CensusChildhood PovertySlide13
9 out of 10 K-8 public school teachers say eating a healthy breakfast is key to academic achievement and 3 out of 5 say they regularly see kids who come to school hungry. The National Institutes of Health found children under three who lack adequate nutrition are not as likely to learn as much or as fast as children who are nourished.
The Harvard School Breakfast Research Summary found that lack of adequate nutrition can impair a child’s ability to concentrate at school. They also found that teens that are not adequately nourished are more likely to get suspended from school. When kids get healthy breakfast, there is an average increase of 17.5% on standardized math scores.
http://www.nokidhungry.org/pdfs/Facts-Childhood-Hunger-in-America-2013-grid.pdf
Hunger’s Impact on School Performance and BehaviorSlide14
Children who experience food insecurity get sick more often, recover from illness slower, and are hospitalized more frequently than children who not go hungry.
Children who experience hunger are more likely to get headaches, stomachaches, colds, and ear infections and to experience fatigue.http://www.nokidhungry.org/pdfs/Facts-Childhood-Hunger-in-America-2013-grid.pdf
Hunger’s Impact on Childhood Health and WellnessSlide15
A Place at the Table
Rosie’s Story
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Food banksOrganizations that distribute or sell food to area food shelvesFood Shelves (Food Pantries) Organizations that distribute food to individuals who are in danger of experiencing hunger/food insecurity, also referred to as food pantries outside of MN
Hot Meal Programs/Soup Kitchens/Meals on WheelOrganizations distribute precooked meals that are eaten on site or delivered
Nutrition Assistance-CharitySlide17
There were 3 million visits to food shelves in MN. This number increased by 166% between 2000-2012Families with children represented more than 1.2 million of these visits
Hunger Solutions, 2013
MN Food Shelf Visits Slide18
Federal nutrition programs such as SNAP provide more than 23 times the amount of food assistance as charitable organizations. In 2012, when Congress proposed cutting SNAP by $165 billion, Bread for the World estimated that each of America’s 335,000 religious congregations would need to provide
$50,000 each year for 10 years to feed those in need in their communities who lost benefits.
http://www.bread.org/event/gathering-2013/pdf/snap-fact-sheet.pdf
http://blog.bread.org/2012/04/congress-wants-your-church-to-spend-50000.html
Is Charity Enough? Slide19
Nutrition Assistance-Government Assistance
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)Women, Infant, and Children (WIC)Free and Reduced Price Lunch and School Breakfast
Child and Adult Care Program (CACFP)
Summer Food Service
Elderly Nutrition Program
Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)Food Distribution on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)Slide20
United States 47,636,090 participants23,052,396 households
$76,066,279,984 distributed$133.07 average benefit per person$274.98 average benefit per household
USDA FNS, 2014
Minnesota
552,928 participants
274,236 households $771,362,512 distributed$116.25 average benefit per person$234.40 average benefit per householdSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for FY 2013Slide21
Every additional $1 in SNAP benefits stimulates $1.70 in economic activity. 50 years in current form
Electronic Benefits Transfer About $4 a day per person
Can only be used for food, not alcohol, tobacco, or toiletries
http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=2226
http://mepconline.org/snap-is-important-to-local-economies-when-times-are-tough
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)Slide22
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/snap-reports#qc-errorSlide23
3 out of 4 new SNAP participants leave the program within 2 years and over half only receive benefits for 10 months or less.
USDA Food and Nutrition Service. Building a Healthy America: A Profile of SNAP, April 2012
Length of SNAP Receipt Slide24
While most Americans with low incomes (at or below 130% of the FPL) are eligible for SNAP, groups such as undocumented immigrants, most college students, and striking workers are ineligible. Even documented immigrants must wait 5 years before they can receive SNAP.Also, Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) are limited to three months of receipt unless they are working at least 20 hours a week or are participating in a job training program.
Who is
Eligible for SNAP? Slide25
SNAP is one of the most tightly regulated federal programs. While the overpayment rate was 5% in MN in 2013 (fell to 4.4% in first part of FY14), it is 3.4% for the US.
USDA, 2013
SNAP MisuseSlide26
Free and Reduced Price Lunch Provides meals for 300,000 MN students each day
Co-pay eliminated in 2014Slide27
Started in 1974Provides vouchers for food for women who are pregnant, postpartum, or breastfeeding and children up to age 5 who are nutritional risk
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)Slide28
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)FY2013, the number of women, infants, and children receiving WIC benefits each month averaged over 8.6 million participants per month.
4.6 million children2.0 million infants2.0 million womenSlide29
WIC and SNAP Education Both WIC and SNAP provide education on nutrition
WIC provides breastfeeding education SNAP-Ed also provides budgeting, meal prep, and meal planning tools and classes Slide30
A Place at the Table
Barbie’s Story Slide31
How are we, as people of faith, called to care for the “least of these” in our communities?Slide32
What can we, as citizens and as people of faith, do to address hunger in our communities?
Pray
Incorporate themes of fighting hunger and injustice in your worship service and Bible
study
Lenten resource on hunger will be available through Minnesota FoodShare in 2015
Urban Immersion Service Retreats offers poverty simulations and training for congregations Get InvolvedContact Minnesota FoodShare or your local food shelf about volunteeringEducate your congregation, friends, and neighbors about hunger (resources can be found at www.gmcc.org)Invite Minnesota FoodShare to speak to your church’s adult education group or mission team about hungerActWrite letters to the editor of your local and neighborhood papersCall and write to your federal and state repsGet involved with advocacy groups (JRLC)Participate in JRLC’s Day on the Hill in March 2015Hunger Day on The Hill February 2015
He has shown you, O Mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8