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Guide To Finding Health Insurance in MN
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Stanton for United States Senate is sharing this information Guide to Finding Health Insurance Coverage for Minnesotans for you please share it with others.
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You can help feed fellow Minnesotans in need by donating food to your local or county food shelf.
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Some Facts About Minnesota's Hungery and How You Can Help
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The Economics Of Hunger:
- Poverty level for a family of four is defined as $19,350 annually, compared to the average annual wage in Minnesota of $46,249.
- The fasting growing group of food shelf clients are the working poor: for example 49% of households served by some rural food shelves include at least one employed adult. If food stamp usage in Minnesota were 100% of those eligible, the additional revenue to Minnesota from the federal government would total almost $104 million annually.
- According to the most recent survey on hunger and homelessness conducted by the Conference of Mayors, 34 percent of adults requesting emergency food assistance were employed. In addition, 13 of the 27 cities surveyed cited low-paying jobs as an influencing factor towards hunger in their area.
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Food Insecurity - Food insecurity is described as "A condition, in which people lack basic food intake to provide them with the energy and nutrients for fully productive lives."
- In Minnesota, 380,000 people (7.1%) are food insecure, hungry or at risk of hunger.
- There were over 1.7 million visits to Minnesota food shelves in 2005.
- A quarter of a million Minnesotans use food stamps, but only 69% of those eligible (based on poverty level) took advantage of the program.
- According to Hunger in America, a comprehensive national study of people served by hunger relief agencies, local program participants reported having to choose between food and other necessities:
- 43% reported having to choose between paying for food and paying for utilities or heating fuel.
- 44% had to choose between paying for food and paying their rent or mortgage.
- 34% had to choose between paying for food and paying for medicine or medical care.
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| Some Of The Most Requested Items:
- Meats, Fish and Protein, canned tuna, ham or chicken, beef stew, chili, peanut butter, canned/dried beans
- Fruits and Vegetables, 100% fruit juice, canned fruits and vegetables, instant potatoes, fruit preserves
- Complete Meals such as pasta & sauce, boxed meals, hearty soups
- Grains such as cereal, rice, Hygiene products such as shampoo, deodorant, soap, diapers, toilet paper, feminine hygiene, toothpaste
- Cooking Basics such as flour, sugar, and cooking oil
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