Information on food assistance in the community and meals delivered.

Hunger is a challenge for many Ramsey County residents. We have higher rates of food insecurity, also known as hunger, than the Minnesota state average and this gap widened during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, 12% of residents in Ramsey County were food insecure, whereas the state average was 10% (Figure 1). This trend continued in 2021.

Ramsey County received $96 million from the federal government through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act in 2020. Through the Ramsey County Investment and Support Efforts program, $10 million of these funds were awarded to community-based organizations providing food assistance, including the home meal delivery program.

Count of lobby visits for a cash or food interview each month with two timeliness measures.

High-level information on Food Security Programs within Ramsey County and Minnesota. Data from several source was combined to create this dataset.

Figure 1 - https://map.feedingamerica.org/county/2019/overall/minnesota/county/ramsey.

Figure 2 - https://www.feedingamerica.org/research/map-the-meal-gap/by-county; Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility query. Minnesota Department of Health. https://data.web.health.state.mn.us/frpl-query#. Accessed March 2022.

Figure 3 - Cash, Food and Medical Assistance Programs: SNAP. Ramsey County. https://data.ramseycounty.us/stories/s/tk4b-u54x. Accessed March 2022.

Figure 4 - https://www.ramseycounty.us/your-government/open-government/research-data/community-health-assessment/babies-children-families.

Number of meals delivered each week.

Community-based organizations awarded funding through the Ramsey County Investment and Support Efforts (RISE) program in 2021. The RISE program was established using funding from the federal government through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Community organizations that received funding from the Resiliency Fund. Funding is through the Ramsey County Investment and Support Efforts (RISE) program in 2021. The RISE program was established using funding from the federal government through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.