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Every public two-year college in Minnesota now has a food pantry

 where students can get free groceries. Hunger is a real problem for low-income students, and in combination with a dearth of affordable housing, it’s contributing to a dramatic decrease in enrollment at community colleges.

Becky Dernbach reports on this issue for Sahan Journal. She joined host Cathy Wurzer with more.

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Every public two-year college in Minnesota now has a food pantry where students can get free groceries. Sahan Journal reporter Becky Dernbach told host Cathy Wurzer it’s part of an effort to combat student hunger and declining enrollment.

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