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Broad Street Presbyterian Food Pantry Director Kathy Kelly-Long believes need will increase if the program is cut back, and she said food pantries can't keep up.

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.

Republican Senators pulled back on a proposal to expand work and training requirements for Ohioans in the SNAP program, but added on a new requirement that critics say is costly, unneeded and could cause problems.

Critics of the law that will allow state lawmakers to overturn Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s health orders say that could be costly when it comes to federal funding. Lawmakers overrode DeWine’s veto of that measure this week.

Unemployment and financial problems from the pandemic have brought millions of people to food banks, which are serving 150,000 more Ohioans per month than…

President Biden is pushing Congress to pour another $1.9 trillion into the COVID-ravaged economy. In the meantime, his top economic adviser says, he plans to bump up food stamp benefits.

Parents of K-12 students in Ohio who receive free or reduced school meals will soon see a Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer – or P-EBT – card in the mail. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services is sending the P-EBT cards to make up for the 53 days of school breakfasts and lunches students missed out on when the state’s public schools went virtual in March. Families will receive one card for every student in the free meals program. Each card will have $302 or $231, depending on when the student enrolled in the program.

The charitable organizations called food banks are getting a lot of attention and donations right now. But they aren't nearly as important or effective as SNAP, formerly known as food stamps.

Many people have turned to online ordering to make grocery shopping safer during the pandemic. But that option isn’t available for SNAP or food stamp…

Families that are part of their school district's free or reduced-price meal programs will soon receive assistance to help buy food through the Pandemic…