Guest column: 2025 Minnesota Food Shelf Survey results show continued need

Guest column: 2025 Minnesota Food Shelf Survey results show continued need

Area food shelves continue to be a vital asset to address food insecurity and healthy food access to meet our many community member needs. The same holds true in Nobles County, and shopper visits demonstrate this: over the past two years, an estimated 13,425 visits at the Worthington Christian Church Food Shelf, an estimated 12,641 visits at Global Market, and an estimated 29,844 at the Manna Food Pantry in Worthington. The Minnesota Food Shelf …