View the latest press releases, news reports and more featuring The Food Group below.
For media inquiries, please contact Sophia Lenarz-Coy, Executive Director, [email protected], by cell (612-790-1852) or office phone (763-450-3864).
September 23, 2020 Sun Post: Sign me up to serve!
September 22, 2020 Sun Post: Basic necessities may be a greater challenge for families this winter
September 15, 2020 Agweek: Somali American farmer seeks to help others get started
September 11, 2020 Star Tribune: The Food Group responds to fresh demand
September 11, 2020 CCX Media: The Food Group in New Hope Hosts All-Day Packing Event on Saturday
September 9, 2020 Press Release: 100 Local Volunteers to Assemble 4,000 Essential Food Boxes in One Day for Local Hunger
September 5, 2020 ThreeSixty Journalism: Nutritious and culturally specific in a time of need
August 31, 2020 Press Release: Partnership for a Healthier America Welcomes Four New Healthy Hunger Relief Partners
August 21, 2020 Star Tribune: Some help emerges for farmers that supply local markets in the Twin Cities
August 18, 2020 CCX Media: People line up for blocks at New Hope YMCA food giveaway
August 17, 2020 Press Release: Farmers Discuss Land Access, Local Markets & Climate Change Issues with Sen. Smith
August 16, 2020 WCCO CBS Minnesota: ‘They are full of passion and energy’: Sen. Tina Smith pushing to help younger, struggling farmers
August 12, 2020 Northern Spotlight: Big River Farms – Summer Update
August 10, 2020 Mpls.St.Paul Magazine: Twin Cities Hunger Resources
July 31, 2020 Northern Spotlight: An Incubator Farm Reacts
July 31, 2020 KSTP: Allina Health host food giveaway with The Food Group
July 21, 2020 KARE 11: Minnesota food banks, shelves prepare for hunger surge
July 15, 2020 CAPI USA: Unity on Lake Street
July 14, 2020 Sun Post: The Food Group receives 20 tons of food from LDS Church
July 8, 2020 WCCO CBS Minnesota: Walz, Flanagan Announce $12 Million Effort To Combat Hunger In Minnesota Amid COVID-19
July 8, 2020 CCX Media: New Hope Food Bank Receives Big Donation From Local LDS Church
June 25, 2020 Star Tribune: New data project a Great Depression-level surge in hunger by fall in Minnesota
June 19, 2020 Star Tribune: Minneapolis organizations, groups transition to meet neighborhoods’ needs after George Floyd death
May 18, 2020 MPR News with Angela Davis: Combating food insecurity during the pandemic
May 15, 2020 Kraus Anderson Has Heart Spotlight: The Food Group
April 25, 2020 CCX Media: The Food Group in New Hope: Need for food will only increase
April 11, 2020 KARE 11: Minnesota mom’s painted thank you to essential workers sparks a movement
April 1, 2020 KARE 11: Non-profit partners with liquor stores to create food drive for those in need
March 26, 2020 Letter to our Community: Minnesota Hunger-Relief Organizations United in Service to Community
March 6, 2020 KSTP: Minnesota nonprofit expands affordable grocery options with store on bus
February 26, 2020 Press Release: Twin Cities Mobile Market Joins The Food Group
December 19, 2019 Star Tribune: More than 35,000 Minnesotans could lose access to food stamps under proposed change
November 26, 2019 Star Tribune: 1 in 11 people in our community is hungry; it doesn’t have to be that way
November 22, 2019 WCCO: Walk To End Hunger At MOA Thanksgiving Morning
October 16, 2019 Sun Post: The Food Group announces new executive director
July 10, 2019 KARE 11: Unemployment is down, so why are food insecurity numbers up?
May 16, 2019 KSTP: Summer Harvest for Kids: Shining a light on a program that helps year-round
January 22, 2019 Kare 11: Healthy ‘SuperShelf’ model growing at food shelves
April 9, 2016 KSTP: Fare For All provides food for thousands of families across Minnesota
MEDIA CONTACTS
Please direct media inquiries to:
Sophia Lenarz-Coy
Executive Director
763-450-3864
[email protected]