Jill Westfall

Programs Director @HungerSolutions, Formerly Comms at @BHECN1 @voicesNE @HungerSolutions

[Hunger Solutions @HungerSolutions]

.@RepAngieCraig @RepDeanPhillips @Ilhan @RepFinstad @RepPeteStauber @FischbachMN7 @BettyMcCollum04, PLEASE don’t agree to anything that would push people into poverty and jeopardize their health by taking away needed food assistance and income support. #debtceiling #SNAP #TANF

[MN Department of Human Services @MinnesotaDHS]

REMINDER: SNAP benefits will go back to normal for most starting in April. SNAP households will only get one payment – the regular SNAP benefit. Households will no longer get extra COVID Emergency SNAP benefits.
Learn more & find extra food help at https://t.co/QK4TMOa0KI.

[Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan @LtGovFlanagan]

📣📣Universal school meals means every child is fed and no student has to worry about the stigma of food insecurity.

It’s the right thing to do. This session, we’re going to get it done.

[Hunger Solutions @HungerSolutions]

Today is the last day to register for #HungerDay2023!

Here are our top priorities to ending hunger this year:

[Jill Westfall @jill_lynn]

Market Bucks is a win-win for so many people. It helps SNAP users stretch their limited food budget, helps local farmers make more sales, and brings more customers to the markets.

[Hunger Solutions @HungerSolutions]

Yesterday, Hunger Solutions and our partners testified to #mnleg on the importance of the Market Bucks program, asking for increased support to reach more households & farmers across the state.

Thank you Senators @ErinMayeQuade and @epmurphymn for supporting Market Bucks!

[Hunger Solutions @HungerSolutions]

REMINDER: E-SNAP payments are ending in March.

This means that all Minnesota SNAP recipients will lose the additional SNAP benefits they have received since the pandemic’s beginning.

Here's how you can prepare:

[Hunger Solutions @HungerSolutions]

Hunger Solutions testified today in support of SF 71 to provide emergency funds for food shelves across the state.

Food shelf visits increased by nearly 2 million since the record number of visits set in 2020.

Help is needed - now! #mnleg

[MN Department of Human Services @MinnesotaDHS]

Protect your EBT card from those targeting SNAP and P-EBT recipients’ card information through “phishing” and “card skimming” scams. It’s important to keep your EBT card information private.
Stolen SNAP and P-EBT benefits cannot be replaced. Learn more at https://t.co/UOnnXDse7p

[MinnPost @MinnPost]

MN has recently increased the cutoff for eligibility for SNAP from 165% of the fed poverty level to 200% of the fed poverty level, or $63,840 for a family of four. But the state’s expansion will be greatly undercut when the pandemic’s SNAP expansion ends. https://t.co/SWskUY1BF0

[Hunger Solutions @HungerSolutions]

"It means that more people falling on hardship right now are going to get help," said Colleen Moriarty, executive director of Hunger Solutions. "There are a lot of people who are living right on the edge."

https://t.co/X1WjtJDlCM

[MN Department of Human Services @MinnesotaDHS]

1/ Minnesotans who were eligible for #SNAP in July will see additional Emergency SNAP benefits – known as E-SNAP – added to their EBT cards between Aug. 9 and the end of the month.

[MN Department of Human Services @MinnesotaDHS]

We began issuing Summer Pandemic EBT benefits this week to eligible children to help pay for healthy food this summer. Approximately 410,000 children will receive benefits by Aug. 5. For program details, visit https://t.co/NLR6jlifGO.

[Jill Westfall @jill_lynn]

Minnesota food shelves getting squeezed by high demand and higher food prices, with visits up 57% form late last year.

https://t.co/MPTf1AJYFs

[MN Department of Human Services @MinnesotaDHS]

1/ As the cost of groceries climbs, families of 410,000 Minnesota children will receive support to help them provide healthy foods this summer. This month, federal funds totaling up to $180.5 million in P-EBT will begin going to the families. News release: https://t.co/lWodpZmws0

[Hunger Solutions @HungerSolutions]

We are thrilled that the #mnleg came together to raise the income threshold for SNAP, allowing more low-income Minnesotans help to put food on their tables!

THANK YOU for your support! @mohamudnoor @RepJenSchultz @TinaLiebling @mhwiklund @jimabeler @SenatorBenson @JohnHoffmanMN

[KARE 11 @kare11]

A new poll by the campaign found that a majority of Minnesotans support the state permanently offering free school meals to all students, regardless of income. https://t.co/kFAj6jMAxB

[Hunger Solutions @HungerSolutions]

The beloved Market Bucks program is back this farmers market season to not only double, but TRIPLE, SNAP/EBT spending at farmers markets.

To learn more, or find a participating market, visit: https://t.co/dHzyPxWe1c

[Hunger Solutions @HungerSolutions]

48% of SNAP users in states that have discontinued E-SNAP are worried that their food would run out before they had money to get more, compared to 35% of SNAP users in states that still issue E-SNAP benefits.

https://t.co/sOVFXr8LmH

[Jill Westfall @jill_lynn]

On the MN Food HelpLine, we hear from households that make just a little too much to qualify for SNAP, but are really struggling to pay all of their bills & afford food.

[PNS-Minnesota @PNS_MN]

'We're Scraping By': Hunger Concerns Spur Calls for Higher SNAP Eligibility https://t.co/GT8Y8prlG7

[MN Department of Human Services @MinnesotaDHS]

Minnesotans who were eligible for #SNAP in March will see additional benefits – known as E-SNAP – added to their EBT cards between April 5 and the end of the month.

Note: EBT cards can be used online with approved retailers for grocery delivery or pickup. https://t.co/9T0VNFPCYm