The number of food shelf visits across the state continues to rise. Suzanne Shatila is with Minnesota FoodShare:

Shatila says 2015 food shelf visit totals will be compiled by the end of this month.
Even though the recession is behind us, food shelf use across the state remains at record levels. Shatila says for a family to meet their basic household needs, both parents would have to make over 20-dollars an hour: