Ohio Association of Food Banks

As Ohioans increasingly struggle to put food on the table, the Ohio Association of Foodbanks is urging elected leaders at the state and federal levels to commit to hunger relief programs.

Visits to food banks in Ohio have gone up around ten percent in each of the last three years, but Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed budget gives them less money.

Lisa Hamler-Fugitt with the Ohio Association of Foodbanks is not happy with changes the Senate Finance Committee made to the proposal the House passed.

Ohio's food banks have asked for $50 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds, saying the situation is "severe."

The leader of a statewide food banks association said the need is up and donations are down as inflation shrinks the food supply.

Those safety net services are now struggling with the same issues the people they serve are trying to manage.

Congress recently allocated more than $5 billion in COVID recovery funds to Ohio and more than $2.7 billion of it has been set aside for shoring up the state’s unemployment fund and for safety forces statewide. But advocates for Ohio’s lowest-income citizens say the state should be giving them assistance from the funds too.

Low-income Ohioans who rely on food stamps will soon find it a little easier to feed their families.

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