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The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank says food insecurity is on the rise in Summit County. Leaders from food banks met this week to discuss how to meet this increased need.
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The Center for Community Solutions analyzed data collected over the last three years on the number of people in Ohio facing challenges putting food on the table for themselves or their families.
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The federally funded Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer program was created to support families who count on free and reduced-cost lunch programs when schools went virtual in 2020. The program ends with the current school year.
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The pop-ups are in response to recently-ended Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit boosts offered throughout the pandemic.
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SNAP benefits expanded following the pandemic as many people lost their jobs and needed extra assistance. Now that the expansion has expired as of March 1, some people are looking for other ways to afford food.
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Those receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will see monthly decrease in March.
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Strengthening our community is more than a vision statement.
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow recently launched the Joe Burrow Foundation. The nonprofit builds on his efforts to address food insecurity and childhood mental health beyond Ohio.
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Several Ohio food access advocacy groups got together in Columbus at the Mid-Ohio Food Collective on Thursday to discuss priorities on how to address food insecurity in the state in the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill.
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