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‘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

Where the gubernatorial candidates stand on Appalachian Ohio poverty
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Appalachian Ohio has long struggled economically in comparison to the rest of the state. Today, data from the Appalachian Regional Commission and Feeding America’s… Read More

The hidden faces of hunger in America
By: Olivia Hampton | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Heather Thomas can count out the tragedies that pulled her family of eight into poverty. She and her husband lost their jobs and home, their small… Read More

Key takeaways from Biden’s conference on hunger and nutrition in America
By: Ximena Bustillo | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — President Biden pushed for Congress to permanently extend the child tax credit, raise the minimum wage and expand nutrition assistance programs to help reduce hunger rates… Read More

Nutrition Program Summer Expansion Could Aid Nearly 2 Million Ohio Valley Children
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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MURRAY, Ky. (OVR) — The Biden administration announced Monday the expansion of a nutrition program, born amid the start of the pandemic, that could provide more food to nearly 2… Read More

More College Students Could Be Eligible For Food Assistance Program
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Many college campuses throughout the state have created food pantries for their students. And students might qualify for food stamp benefits as well because of new changes… Read More

Why Billions In Food Aid Hasn’t Gotten To Needy Families
By: Anya Kamenetz | NPR
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The federal government has yet to approve plans in most states for giving out money that was authorized in October.

Ohio Valley Anti-Hunger Advocates Worry Region Overlooked In Over $1 Billion Federal Food Box Program
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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MURRAY, Ky. (OVR) — A new federal program is buying more than $1 billion in farm products such as dairy, produce and meat unable to be sold due to the pandemic’s… Read More

Mike DeWine, Fran DeWine Emphasize Need to Address Child Hunger
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Some of the biggest leaders in public service and in the business world gathered in Columbus for the 25th Annual Children’s Hunger Alliance “Menu of Hope” luncheon aimed at ending… Read More

Fewer U.S. Households Are Going Hungry. But Cuts In Food Aid Loom
By: Pam Fessler | NPR
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Some 14 million U.S. households are struggling to get enough to eat — a return to pre-recession levels. The USDA data comes as the Trump administration proposes tightening eligibility for food aid.

Marshall Planning Annual Empty Bowls Fundraiser For Needy
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – Marshall University is conducting an annual fundraiser this month to help feed needy families. The university says in a news release the 16th annual Empty Bowls… Read More

Food Aid A Concern As Government Shutdown Affects SNAP Payments
The partial shutdown of the federal government is affecting families depending on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program program, or SNAP. Benefits for February have come early as a temporary… Read More