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Food Banks Flat-Funded In New Ohio Budget, Though Demand Keeps Growing
By: Suhail Bhat | Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Unemployment and financial problems from the pandemic have brought millions of people to food banks, which are serving 150,000 more Ohioans per month than they were a year ago. That’s putting a strain on the system that supports those people in need. Ohio’s food banks are getting flat funding of… Read More
Food Banks Busy Serving More Families In Need
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Anita Hajivandi is getting used to seeing a lot of new faces at the food pantry she helps run out of a small church in Meigs County. But the stories they sometimes share with her — there’s no getting used to those. One man, who was clearly uncomfortable coming to a… Read More
Hunger in the Year 2020: A Facebook Live Discussion
LOGAN – The Southeast Ohio Foodbank, a program of Hocking Athens Perry Community Action (HAPCAP), will be hosting a virtual panel discussion on Tuesday, September 22 at 7:00 p.m. The discussion will be streamed to the Foodbank’s Facebook page at facebook.com/seohiofoodbank. The event is an initiative of Hunger Action Month, which is observed by Feeding America… Read More
Foodbanks Say Help is Urgently Needed Because of Coronavirus
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Congress is considering a bill that would make it easier for low-income people to get emergency food assistance during the COVID-19 outbreak. And advocates for foodbanks are requesting the state and communities make some changes too. Lisa Hamler-Fugitt with the Ohio Association of Foodbanks says the state needs to waive work requirements for the food stamp… Read More