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- Both “Sides” Win in Volunteering Game – StarTribune, March 17, 2023
- Volunteering’s New Look – StarTribune, March 10, 2023
- Meet Chaleiah Hendersen – Voyage Magazine, March 2, 2023
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The (Data) Party’s Over … And the work begins:
Hunger relief sector shares perspectives on 2022 Minnesota Food Shelf Survey For those working in the hunger relief sector, an invitation to a data party might have been the most anticipated of the last year. Taking part in one of four virtual gatherings or data...
Red Wing Community Collaborates on Impactful Solutions to Food Insecurity
In August 2021, the Red Wing Area Food Shelf in Goodhue County, together with the surrounding community, began a new chapter toward creating sustainable solutions to food insecurity in the area. First and foremost, that meant changing their current curbside pickup...
Food Bank vs. Food Shelf
It would be easy to assume that food shelves (often known as food pantries outside of Minnesota) and food banks are one and the same, but they are actually two different (though connected) operations. There are an estimated 375 food shelves in Minnesota. These food...
Meet Hernan Rojas, Board President
Hernan Rojas understands the socio-economic impacts of issues like hunger and poverty. And, through his own lived experience as an immigrant from Venezuela, he is on a mission to tackle these barriers to accessing life-sustaining resources, particularly for...
Patricia Baker, Food Shelf Space Planner
Volunteer Name: Patricia Baker, M.D. FFEN Volunteer Role: Food Shelf Space Planner Current Professional Title: Retired Pediatrician How did you get involved with FFEN? I got involved with FEEN through a notice in the Inspired section of the StarTribune. It asked for...
Horizon Equipment Partners with FFEN to Give Back on Give to the Max Day
(Written by Horizon Equipment; original post here). For the second year in a row, Horizon partnered with FFEN - Foundation for Essential Needs to give back to the community on Give the Max Day on November 17th. When FFEN contacted us and asked if we were...