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Article: Food shelf visits take huge leap in suburbs; A study to be revealed today will show noticeable increases in such areas as Eden Prairie, Minnetonka and Golden Valley.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- June 6, 2006
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Byline: David Peterson; Staff Writer
Food shelves in Twin Cities suburbs - even affluent ones - are suddenly busier than they've ever been, according to a report to be released this morning.
A state study that is undertaken only twice each decade will reveal a huge jump in visits in places such as Eden Prairie, Minnetonka and Golden Valley, according to Hunger Solutions Minnesota, the organization that coordinates the work of the shelves.
In Eden Prairie, it says, the number of visits for free food soared from slightly more than 1,500 in 2000 to nearly 10,000 last year.
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