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April 11, 2023 · Hunger

Food shelves grapple with even more demand after COVID emergency federal food assistance expire

Visits to Minnesota food shelves hit record highs in 2022, doubling from the previous year and even more than the...
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April 10, 2023 · News

Meet our refreshed prism

As a nonprofit organization, we dream of a day where organizations like PRISM are no longer necessary because each individual...
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April 5, 2023 · Hunger

Food shelves facing greater pressure with the end of additional SNAP benefits

From MinnPost About 42 million Americans receive SNAP benefits, according to the USDA. In 2022, it helped 435,900 Minnesotans or...
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March 29, 2023 · News

Appetites: End of COVID-era nutrition assistance increases food shelf need

From MPR New As COVID-era nutrition assistance ends on Saturday, some Minnesotans will be turning back to food shelves as...
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March 21, 2023 · News

Emptier fridges try to feed more people

Medical bills, rent, child care, car payments and other bills can demolish paychecks. And food has become an increasingly huge...
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March 17, 2023 · News

Minnesota volunteers say they get more than they give

When Nathan Sutter moved to St. Paul from Brooklyn with his wife last May, he knew only a few Twin...
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March 17, 2023 · News

After going virtual for two years, walk to end hunger returns to Mall of Amerca

Thousands of people strolled the Mall of America on Thursday morning, including some dressed up as turkeys or cans of...
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March 17, 2023 · News

More Minnesotans visiting food shelves in 2022 than in previous years

More Minnesotans have visited food shelves this year than any other year on record, continuing an unprecedented surge in demand...
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March 17, 2023 · News

Robbinsdale Empty Bowls to pour soup for a cause March 7

Into the art room! FAIR School Crystal Art Teacher Elizabeth Szymczak welcomed people into her classroom on Feb. 16 to...
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March 17, 2023 · News

Amid higher costs and financial struggles, holiday toy drives are having trouble meeting demand

Local toy drives that serve a growing number of Minnesotans in need are hoping for some last-minute holiday help as...
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Please direct inquiries to Alisha Weis, Advancement Director.

Call Alisha763-432-4229
Email Alishaaweis@prismmpls.org

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