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Ohio Food Banks Overwhelmed One Year After Emergency SNAP Benefits End

From April through September of last year, pantries served around 1.3 million people a month, up 60% from before the pandemic.

by Nadia Ramlagan, Ohio News Service March 25, 2024August 23, 2024

More Ohio Families Max Credit Cards, Turn to Food Banks for Groceries

In 2022 Ohio food banks distributed more than 242 million pounds of food and grocery items to residents in all 88 counties.

by Nadia Ramlagan, Ohio News Service December 28, 2022August 3, 2023

40% of Ohio College Students Cope with Food Insecurity

Almost 60% of Black students and 50% of Latino students experience food insecurity, compared with 30% of their non-Hispanic white peers

by Jala Forest, Ohio News Connection December 2, 2022June 25, 2024

Ohio Foodbanks Will Have to Wait for Much-Needed Federal Dollars

Foodbanks have asked the state for the money, but it hasn’t materialized.

by Marty Schladen, The Ohio Capital Journal September 20, 2022August 16, 2023

Long Lines, Empty Shelves: Ohio’s Hunger Response Network is Hurting

Local donations down, supply chain issues popping up

by Mary Kuhlman, Ohio News Connection July 21, 2022May 31, 2024

Pandemic, Inflation, Supply Issues Prompt Cry for Help From Ohio Food Banks

by Marty Schladen, The Ohio Capital Journal June 16, 2022August 3, 2023