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A new choice-style food pantry brings groceries to low-income Amesville residents
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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AMESVILLE, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — The drive from Amesville to Athens can be cumbersome, especially for low-income residents, but it’s the only way to get groceries. That’s why HAPCAP… Read More
Already strained from years of high inflation, food banks and pantries brace for worse with the outbreak of a trade war
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — When prices go up, more people struggle to pay for food. That’s the lesson the last three years have taught the Southeast Ohio Foodbank…. Read More
Ohio’s food banks would get less money in a state budget proposal at a time when they are facing more demand
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — About 3.4 million Ohioans are poor enough to qualify for assistance from food banks, but only 1.5 million Ohioans can get food stamp benefits…. Read More
The federal Community Eligibility Provision has helped more kids in southeast Ohio eat. Some worry it may face cuts
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Last year, a big change came to school lunches in Athens. For the first time, the district met the threshold to qualify for the… Read More
Reimbursement for victims of SNAP fraud has ended, leaving no way to recoup stolen funds
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Congress has cut off an important lifeline for low-income Americans who find themselves the victim of SNAP fraud. Americans who qualify for federal food… Read More
Hocking College opens a Rescue Kitchen to address food accessibility in southeast Ohio
By: Rosie Wong
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WOUB Digital · Hocking College opens a Rescue Kitchen to address food accessibility in southeast Ohio NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) — A new regional initiative is underway to make food… Read More
HAPCAP celebrates the grand opening of its new market and training hub
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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LOGAN, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — One of the big challenges for food banks, pantries and HAPCAP is ensuring visitors get food they actually want and need. At a typical… Read More
Food banks and SNAP recipients express alarm at a possible funding reduction in the upcoming farm bill
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Every month, Jody Dearth’s EBT card gets loaded up with the bare minimum of supplementary income to help cover the cost of groceries. This… Read More
Warehouse workers feel the strain as Congress debates food bank funding
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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LOGAN, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — If someone in southeast Ohio picks up food from a food pantry, it probably stopped at the Southeast Ohio Foodbank warehouse first. The warehouse… Read More
Community gardens hope to sow solutions to growing hunger
By: Allie Vugrincic | WOSU
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NEW ALBANY (WOSU) — On a warm Wednesday morning, volunteers met outside All Saints Episcopal Church in the affluent Columbus suburb of New Albany. Shawn Duffy wheeled out a whiteboard… Read More
Summer EBT program gives families extra food dollars while school is out
By: Shane Scalfaro
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Children who get free breakfast and lunch during the school year no longer have to worry about where to eat during the summer break. Summer EBT,… Read More
Work limits and poor public transit create food insecurity among Ohio University’s international students
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Ghanaian student Francis Ametepey had many expectations of America, but food insecurity was not one of them. “Imagine traveling, crossing thousands of miles from… Read More
A levy on the March ballot could expand Meals on Wheels services in Athens County
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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GLOUSTER, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Every week, Paula Hoke delivers food to seniors throughout Athens County. Today, one is eager to show her something: a get-well card with pictures… Read More
Food insecurity is prevalent on campuses across the US, including Ohio University
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Food insecurity remains a persistent issue among college and university students throughout the United States, and Ohio University is no exception. A report from… Read More
Athens free meal providers plan for better cooperation to fight hunger and loneliness
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Athens free meal providers met as a group for the first time ever in December to coordinate their efforts amid worsening hunger and social… Read More
An Athens youth center wants to build a kitchen as hunger in the area worsens
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — An Athens youth center plans to build a new kitchen to address growing hunger in the area. This will be a big step up… Read More
Trends at food assistance programs in Glouster indicate food insecurity is on the rise
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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GLOUSTER, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Standing by pallets of peanut butter jars and loaves of sandwich bread, Becky Handa did a quick count of her remaining supplies. “We are… Read More
The demand on food pantries has ballooned two months after the end of pandemic-era benefits
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — When the pandemic-era boost to low-income food assistance expired in March, many worried that families in southeast Ohio would suffer. Two months later, those… Read More
‘We expect the impact to be huge’: Additional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits end for Ohioans
By: Madison Moore
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – The emergency SNAP allotments that have been helping many families across Southeast Ohio ended March 1st, leaving local food assistance programs bracing for a spike in… Read More
This month’s end of SNAP pandemic boost has advocates for low-income Ohioans worried
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — People across the country who receive SNAP or food stamp benefits will see that allocation shrink after this month, as the boost the federal… Read More
Food and Power class sponsors food drive for Southeast Ohio Food Bank
By: Hailey Hollinger
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — An Ohio University class focused on food insecurity sponsored a food drive this week. Dr. Charles Lester, an assistant professor at the university through its honors… Read More
$15 million brings relief to Southeast Ohio Food Bank, but more may be needed
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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LOGAN, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Under ordinary circumstances, the shelves of the Southeast Ohio Food Bank are filled with goods. This summer was different. Much of the warehouse sat… Read More
Ohio food banks get money to help with inflation, but it’s short of what they asked for
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Nearly four months after Ohio’s struggling food banks requested $50 million in federal funds to help deal with inflation, a panel of state lawmakers… Read More
Funding losses and high prices force food bank to close down mobile distribution program
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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GALLIPOLIS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — The Southeast Ohio Food Bank’s mobile food market is set up like a drive through. Cars pull in at one end of the Gallia… Read More
Inflation is increasing demand at food banks, leading to a struggle to keep shelves stocked
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As many low-income Ohioans struggle to keep up with the rising price of gas and rent, they are increasingly turning to food banks when… Read More