Mid-Ohio Food Collective

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.

Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther called the local resources a "short-term approach to a crisis," and said it was up to the federal government to fully fund food assistance.

The Reeb Center opened its doors in the former Reeb Avenue School in Sept. 2015 with the goal of being a one-stop shop for social services. A decade later, its leaders say that's exactly what it became.

Ohio's biennial budget will leave Mid-Ohio Food Collective with about $3 million less in food on its shelves over the next two years. The food bank will also get less federal assistance.

The Mid-Ohio Food Collective was joined in a press conference by food pantries from across the state to oppose permanent cuts to SNAP in the proposed federal budget.

The Eastland Prosperity Center will be a 67,000-square-foot facility for nutritious food, health care and social services.

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

Mid-Ohio Food Collective plans to transform a former Kroger store on Refugee Road into the MOFC’s Eastland Prosperity Center.

Mid-Ohio Food Collective celebrated the opening of its "smart farm" in the Hilltop on Tuesday, thought it's already been producing fresh food for several months.

The Mid-Ohio Farm will transform urban space into a cutting-edge hub for fresh, nutritious food and community engagement.