{"id":79881,"date":"2026-04-15T11:01:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/?p=79881"},"modified":"2026-05-13T14:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:36:08","slug":"muaj-pes-tsawg-tus-neeg-laus-hauv-minnesota-raug-kev-tshaib-kev-nqhis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/hmn\/blog\/how-many-minnesota-seniors-are-affected-by-hunger\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Minnesota Seniors are Affected by Hunger?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group site-width\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lub hom phiaj tseem ceeb ntawm Meals on Wheels yog pab cov neeg laus uas muaj feem yuav tshaib plab. Hmoov tsis zoo, muaj ntau yam ua rau cov neeg laus xav tau kev pab muab zaub mov rau lawv noj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Second-Harvest-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Second-Harvest-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Second-Harvest-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Second-Harvest-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Second-Harvest-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Second-Harvest-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Second-Harvest-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Second-Harvest-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kev nce nqi ntau heev tau ua lub luag haujlwm tseem ceeb. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/bureau-labor-statistics-data-exposes-080500718.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGO7HJyO21hHvqoz2tB0UBsX4lzbkU6hg-AqgMeaAi1fgRVkiD6SSjE_iq8CjtDtNgzPxQIeQ3gPnt8zur3jHrYfunUIMj9WRXOJXGybWBAV3w3wMyu8sZ6jvkhHdIEvX6mQGyXZmMV4RVaQCdUJqNdKUqExjZf-ZothwF_DMu7d\">Tus nqi khoom noj khoom haus ib leeg tau nce 26%<\/a><\/strong> tau tsib xyoos dhau los no, nrog rau kev nce nqi rau lwm yam khoom siv tseem ceeb. Tib lub sijhawm, cov neeg laus tab tom loj hlob sai, thiab cov kev pab cuam kev nyab xeeb tsis tau ua raws li qhov xav tau - qee zaum, nyiaj txiag tau raug txo qis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MOWA-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MOWA-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MOWA-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MOWA-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MOWA-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MOWA-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MOWA-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MOWA-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thaum qee tus neeg laus tau txais kev txhawb nqa los ntawm <a href=\"https:\/\/dcyf.mn.gov\/snap\">SNAP<\/a>, Medicaid, los yog <a href=\"https:\/\/acl.gov\/about-acl\/authorizing-statutes\/older-americans-act\">Txoj Cai Lij Choj rau Cov Neeg Laus hauv Tebchaws Meskas<\/a>, ntau tus poob los ntawm cov kab nrib pleb thiab tawm tsam ntsiag to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Food-Group-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Food-Group-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Food-Group-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Food-Group-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Food-Group-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Food-Group-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Food-Group-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Food-Group-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yog qhov ntawd koj thiaj li los koom. Kev txhawb nqa los ntawm peb lub zej zog pab kom cov neeg laus hauv Minnesota tau txais cov zaub mov zoo uas lawv xav tau kom noj qab nyob zoo, ywj pheej, thiab nyob hauv tsev. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WIDER-April-2026-stats-post-1-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Koj tau pab cov kev pab cuam Meals on Wheels hauv zos muab ntau dua 1.5 lab pluas noj rau 8,995 tus neeg zej zog.\" class=\"wp-image-79884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WIDER-April-2026-stats-post-1-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WIDER-April-2026-stats-post-1-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WIDER-April-2026-stats-post-1-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WIDER-April-2026-stats-post-1-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WIDER-April-2026-stats-post-1-1-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WIDER-April-2026-stats-post-1-1-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WIDER-April-2026-stats-post-1-1-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rau cov neeg uas <a href=\"https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/hmn\/pub-dawb\/pub-nyiaj-tam-sim-no\/\">pub dawb<\/a> lossis <a href=\"https:\/\/meals-on-wheels.com\/hmn\/ua-haujlwm-pab-dawb\/#deliver-meals\">ua haujlwm pab dawb<\/a> rau Meals on Wheels thiab lwm lub koom haum tawm tsam kev tshaib kev nqhis: Ua tsaug rau koj yog ib feem ntawm qhov kev daws teeb meem.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tu siab kawg li, muaj ntau yam ua rau cov neeg laus xav tau kev pab muab zaub mov rau ntawm lub rooj.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":79892,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hero-of-the-month"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How Many Minnesota Seniors are Affected by Hunger? | Meals on Wheels<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Multiple factors in recent years have pushed more seniors to need help putting food on the table. 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