food pantries

NNEMAP Food Pantry on 11th Avenue near the state fairgrounds saw its busiest day since it first opened in the 1950s on Tuesday. Demand and previous state cuts are starting to impact supply.

The grants come as federal food benefits are set to end Saturday because of the government shutdown. The Columbus Foundation's president and CEO said pantries needed help before the shutdown.

Ohio's food banks are open as usual, though the organization overseeing them is carefully watching the shutdown situation.

The 12 older adults worked for the south side-based Community Development for All People. They lost their jobs at the end of June.

Food pantries in rural Ohio are feeling the impact of Trump administration cuts to food aid.

A food collective spokesman said the U.S. Department of Agriculture's decision will hurt food pantries and families in need.

As Ohioans increasingly struggle to put food on the table, the Ohio Association of Foodbanks is urging elected leaders at the state and federal levels to commit to hunger relief programs.

Ohio food pantries are converting operations into drive-thru facilities to make it easier to help families in need while preventing the spread of the…

Volunteers at the in Ohio City handed out food, clothing and fresh produce to 1,747 people at the outreach organization's drive-thru pantry Wednesday. According to the center's Director of Development Brenda Saridakis, that's about four times the number of people who usually turn out for their monthly pantries.

"I'm up here for all those kids in Athens and in Athens County that go home to not a lot of food on the table, hungry after school," LSU quarterback Joe Burrow said when accepting the trophy.