The Minnesota Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) administers a variety of federal and state funded anti-poverty and self-sufficiency programs. The Office of Economic Opportunity allocates over $40 million a year to more than 200 organizations and programs working with low-income families in Minnesota. OEO’s partners include Community Action Agencies, Food and Shelter programs, the Minnesota Community Action Association, the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, the Minnesota Head Start Association, the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless, Hunger Solutions Minnesota, the Minnesota WorkForce Center System and the Administration for Children and Families Region V.

OEO funds $1.4 million of state allocated food shelf dollars to the state’s food shelves. It also funds the Emergency Food Assistance program (TEFAP) which includes allocation and distribution of USDA commodities to the state’s six America’s Second Harvest food banks. Hunger Solutions Minnesota administers both these programs on behalf of OEO. Partial support for the Hunger Partners Website comes from OEO. This website houses the statewide food shelf usage data collection site.

Web Site: www.dhs.state.mn.us/CFS/OEO/default.htm