Resources

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• What is SuperShelf? 30 min presentation on YouTube: This is a good resource if you are considering if SuperShelf is the right fit for your food shelf or if you want to provide information to your Board of Directors or key stakeholders. 

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• SuperShelf Volunteer & Staff Training on YouTube: training video geared for staff and volunteers of food shelves transforming into a SuperShelf. 1 hour.

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• Minnesota Statewide Client Survey information :

  • 2019 English version survey and Instructions Sheet - blank ​

  • 2019 Hmong version survey - blank

  • 2019 Somali version survey - blank

  • 2019 Spanish version survey - blank

  • 2017 English version survey - blank

Please use these surveys as is. If you with to make significant changes to the document for your community, please contact supershelf@umn.edu.

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• Minnesota Food Shelf Client Surveys - 2017 & 2019 RESULTS: Presented by Hunger Solutions Minnesota and SuperShelf.​

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• Food Assortment Scoring Tool (FAST): Food Shelf inventory tracking tool available for download off of google docs.​

  • FAST Food Category EXAMPLES doc​

• SuperShelf Stocking Standards: Minimum stocking guide listing quantity and type of items required to offer clients as a certified SuperShelf site.

• SuperShelf Six Step Methodology:  The foundation and the 6 steps that lead to transformation and comprise a SuperShelf site.

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• The Foundation for Essential Needs (FFEN): Blog post June 7, "FFEN’s New & Improved Food Sourcing Analysis Report".

Publications

• ​Rivera RB, Jama S, Bailey N, Gordon N, Bliss-Barsness C, Caspi CE, Pratt, R. The Lived Experience of Food Pantry Users in Minnesota. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition 2021, DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2021.1932663

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• Caspi CE, Davey C, Barsness CB, Gordon N, Bohen L, Canterbury M, et al. Needs and Preferences Among Food Pantry Clients. Prev Chronic Dis 2021;18:200531. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd18.200531

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• Caspi CE, Davey C, Bliss Barsness C, Wolfson J, Peterson H, Pratt R. Applying the Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015) in a sample of choice-based Minnesota food pantries to test associations between food pantry inventory, client food selection, and client diet. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Epub June 5, 2021 at Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

SuperShelf In the News

• The Minnesota Daily: Food shelves could be healthier, and UMN researchers are trying to help. ​November 6, 2019.

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• The Optimist Daily: Food Banks Apply Behavioral Economics to Promote Choice and Healthy Eating. June 1, 2021.

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• The Bemidji Pioneer: Bemidji Community Food Shelf to Reopen Fridays in July, Return to SuperShelf in August. June 22, 2021.

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• Morrison County Record: Open House at Morrison County Food Shelf SuperShelf. August 1, 2021.

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• MinnPost: New Survey Shatters Stereotypes About Minnesota’s Food Shelf Users. Aug 6, 2018.

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• Carlton News: Northfield debuts new food shelf with help from Carleton students and staff. March, 2019.

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• Hutchinson Leader: McLeod Emergency Food Shelf in Hutchinson ready for a new look. May, 2019.

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• Belle Plaine Herald: Belle Plaine Food Shelf Celebrates 10 Years of Service to Community. June, 2021.

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