Hunger Solutions Minnesota remains dedicated to addressing food shelf and hunger relief needs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and benefit cliffs (i.e. the recent loss of the $300 in extra unemployment insurance and the upcoming loss of SNAP emergency allotments). Despite generous support from the state in 2020, we were only able to fund a fraction of the many requests that came in from food shelves and other hunger-relief organizations around the state to address hunger needs with COVID Relief Funds. In addition, there were many more meal providers (i.e. Meals on Wheels) that could make more of an impact with additional funding to address the increased needs, especially with the record number of seniors who are visiting food shelves (up 31% from 2019). In 2020 we learned how essential investing in delivery services was for many seniors, families without reliable transportation and isolated community members that struggled to get to their closest food shelves and meal program sites.We also learned that while our investments in hunger relief providers and benefits like SNAP and P-EBT helped to keep food insecurity rates from large increases overall, not everyone was reached equally and in fact BIPOC communities remained twice as likely to experience food insecurity.Unfortunately, we know those needs aren’t going away anytime soon. Past economic downturns indicate that the lowest-income households and BIPOC families will be the last to recover. As we prepare for the impact of temporary benefits sunsetting, more resources will be needed to make sure that our food shelves and hunger relief partners continue to have the capacity to serve all Minnesotans experiencing hunger. Together we stand ready to continue applying lessons learned and innovating to reach all those in need.