We are so excited to announce we will be adding two AmeriCorps to our staff this fall! The Open Door is in need of two AmeriCorps members, one at our Eagan Pantry and one at our Apple Valley Mobile Distribution Center. Our Apple Valley Mobile Distribution Center AmeriCorps member will: Collect food rescue. Sort and […]
Spring News From The Open Door
AmeriCorps Summer Opportunities with The Open Door – Help Make an Impact
This summer, we are excited to be a part of the AmeriCorps Emergency Response Initiative! This new, statewide initiative has been created to help meet the urgent and emerging community needs related to COVID-19. The Open Door is in need of four AmeriCorps members. We need two AmeriCorps members at our Mobile Food Distribution site […]
New SNAP Rule Changes Help No One
*This piece was published in Sun This Week on December 19, 2019* On April 1, 2020, 700,000 people will lose eligibility for food stamps, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), as a result of a new rule change enacted by the USDA. From The Open Door Executive Director Jason Viana: The Department of […]
Proposed SNAP cuts: Living in the economic dead zone between poverty and stability
New rules proposed by the USDA would change the rules about who qualifies for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps. An estimated 3 million people could lose benefits as a result. These proposed cuts would hurt Dakota County residents living in the gap between poverty and sustainability. At The Open […]