At the end of every month, Michelle Smith stares into her cupboard and finds little food to be found.
With her monthly Social Security check spent, Smith turns to Community Emergency Service, the largest food shelf in Minneapolis’ Phillips neighborhood, one of the poorest areas in the Twin Cities. “They always have a good variety of food and it’s always fresh,” Smith said.
Smith, a former nursing assistant who was forced to quit work following an accident, is among many Minnesotans who are food insecure…