How a homeless man turned a sandwich into a million sandwiches
Kiley Benson became executive director of the hunger-fighting organization Loaves and Fishes nine months ago, something he never imagined 10 years ago when he was homeless.
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Kiley Benson became executive director of the hunger-fighting organization Loaves and Fishes nine months ago, something he never imagined 10 years ago when he was homeless.
Because the need is great in central Minnesota, the organization is expanding its services to St. Cloud starting on March 1.
Several Minnesota nonprofits are relying on much-needed donations on Give to the Max Day after a tough couple of years with the pandemic and inflation.
Some worry that Feeding Our Future scandal will result in regulations that create more hurdles for legitimate organizations to distribute food to children in need.
Many food shelves are serving more people this summer than in summer 2020 and 2021, which were record years for food assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.