Data from McKinsey & Co suggests a hunger crisis unlike anything seen since the Great Depression. The hunger crisis is already underway in Minnesota. Before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, 1 in 11 Minnesotans struggled to afford food. 1 in 8 Minnesotans now face hunger.

 

Food shelves and food banks across Minnesota are expecting a 65 percent increase in demand through the remainder of 2020 and into 2021 as a result of challenging economic conditions tied to COVID-19.

 

 

Throughout the month of November we will be collecting food donations for the VEAP Food Pantry that serves Bloomington, Richfield, Edina and South Minneapolis. You can bring items to the Edina Country Club when you attend a meeting or you can drop nonperishable off on the front porches of the following homes:

Mamie Segall:  5713 Brook Drive, Edina

 

You can also send a check to VEAP

9600 Aldrich Avenue South
Bloomington, MN 55420