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Speak Up for SNAP

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SNAP helps more than 440,000 Minnesotans get the food they need to stay healthy and secure. It supports children, working families, older adults, and people with disabilities all while bringing dollars back into local communities and strengthening Minnesota’s economy.

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This toolkit can be used to help educate and explain how SNAP works, who it helps, and why protecting it matters for Minnesota. These materials are designed to support partners, advocates, and agencies in sharing clear, consistent information about SNAP’s impact.

Fact Sheets

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How SNAP works in Minnesota

This fact sheet explains how SNAP operates in Minnesota, including who qualifies, how benefits are delivered, and where they can be used. It also highlights how the program provides consistent and secure access to food for people of all ages and abilities through a fair and accountable process.

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Why SNAP matters to Minnesota

SNAP helps reduce hunger and support economic stability for families, children, older adults, and people with disabilities. This factsheet shows how the program improves health, drives local spending, and supports communities in both urban and rural parts of the state.

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Cuts to SNAP will hurt Minnesotans

This fact sheet details how reducing or restricting SNAP would affect Minnesotans. It focuses on the potential impact on public health, school readiness, and food access, especially for children, working families, and rural households that already face food insecurity.

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Federal funding and food security

Developed by a cross-agency Food Security Work Group convened by the Minnesota Children’s Cabinet, this fact sheet outlines how federal funding supports food programs across Minnesota. It highlights the scale, reach, and impact of programs like SNAP and WIC, showing how state agencies work together to strengthen food access for families and communities.

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SNAP is vital for rural Minnesota

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Rural Minnesotans experience higher food insecurity but often have less access to food resources. SNAP keeps rural Minnesotans strong — while also supporting rural grocers, co-ops, and farmer markets — while keeping rural Minnesotan economies strong, too. Learn more at dcyf.mn.gov/speakup 

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SNAP keeps rural Minnesotan families, children, and seniors fed. SNAP also boosts local rural economies.

Food shelf visits are surging, a warning sign for Minnesota

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Minnesota has seen record high food shelf visits in the past year as food insecurity continues to increase due to rising food prices. Cutting SNAP would put more pressure on the emergency food system that is already stretched too thin. Learn more at dcyf.mn.gov/speakup

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For every one meal provided by local food shelves or food banks, SNAP provides nine.

Cuts to SNAP hurts Minnesota’s most vulnerable communities

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Vulnerable groups like working families, the elderly, and adults with disabilities need SNAP to secure food, especially when they often face additional barriers to securing reliable jobs and income. Cutting SNAP would cut their lifeline. Learn more at dcyf.mn.gov/speakup

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1 in 5 SNAP households have no other income.

SNAP builds a healthier future for Minnesota’s children

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The impacts of hunger on children are well-documented to have harming mental and physiological effects, increasing their risk of poor health outcomes. SNAP feeds Minnesotan kids who need food to grow, learn, and thrive. Learn more at dcyf.mn.gov/speakup

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SNAP builds a healthier future for Minnesota's children

Cuts to SNAP risk public health and increase medical costs

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SNAP is about more than securing food – access to SNAP lowers health care costs and the risk of chronic health conditions, especially for Minnesota’s most vulnerable communities, like children, working age adults, and older Minnesotans. Learn more at dcyf.mn.gov/speakup

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Cuts to SNAP risk public health and increase medical costs for families and the state

SNAP helps families put food on the table and generates economic activity for Minnesota

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A Minnesotan on SNAP receives $5.46 daily. For every $1 in SNAP benefits, $1.50 is generated in local economic activity. SNAP doesn’t just help Minnesota families – it fuels Minnesota’s economy. Learn more at dcyf.mn.gov/speakup

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Every $1 in SNAP benefits generates $1.50 in local economic impact

Feeding families, strengthening communities

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SNAP is Minnesota’s most effective tool for addressing hunger and poverty by helping over 440,000 Minnesotans put food on the table each month, while also strengthening local economies. Learn more at dcyf.mn.gov/speakup

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SNAP feeds families and strengthens communities