Hundreds of Minnesota families lined up outside the Community Emergency Services site in Minneapolis. Volunteers unloaded turkeys and dry goods for one of the food shelf’s largest distribution events of the year.
The Community Emergency Services partnered with Second Harvest Heartland, the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association and GiveMN to provide hundreds of turkeys and other holiday staples amid rising food costs and SNAP benefit uncertainty.
“This has been the busiest month for us in the history of CES and for all food shelves,” said Jamie Dolynchuk, president of Emergency Community Services. “When you take small dollars away from people, it has a huge impact on their ability to make ends meet.”…