Findings propel six Feeding America food banks serving Minnesota to partner to increase federal food benefits for nearly 180,000 hungry Minnesotans

North Country Food Bank, Inc., a member of the Feeding America network of food banks, today announces that it is joining together with Minnesota’s five additional Feeding America food banks to unveil the results of a pro-bono study conducted on behalf of Second Harvest Heartland, a Feeding America food bank based in St. Paul, Minn., by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a worldwide strategy consulting firm. That study indicates that Minnesota is leaving approximately $210 million in food and money on the table by not fully participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as “Food Stamps”).