/tags/food-assistance Food Assistance en-US Copyright Tue, 29 Jul 2025 13:28:34 GMT /2025-07-29/usda-funding-cuts-threaten-access-to-ohio-food-purchase-assistance-program Produce Perks supports more than 150 farms, markets and grocers in Ohio. Some are concerned about the future of the program after more than $5 million in USDA funding for the program was clawed back. Tue, 29 Jul 2025 13:28:34 GMT /2025-07-29/usda-funding-cuts-threaten-access-to-ohio-food-purchase-assistance-program Shay Frank /politics-government/2025-07-02/columbus-food-pantry-sounds-alarm-on-proposed-federal-cuts-to-snap-assistance 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. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:27:48 GMT /politics-government/2025-07-02/columbus-food-pantry-sounds-alarm-on-proposed-federal-cuts-to-snap-assistance Allie Vugrincic /politics-government/2025-05-29/trumps-new-spending-bill-includes-reducing-federal-funding-for-snap-food-program-by-nearly-300b The bill includes cutbacks on federal funding for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), which was formerly known as food stamps. The bill would cut back almost $300 billion to SNAP over the next 10 years. Thu, 29 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /politics-government/2025-05-29/trumps-new-spending-bill-includes-reducing-federal-funding-for-snap-food-program-by-nearly-300b Ellie Owen /2025-05-27/a-program-helped-ohio-businesses-get-local-food-to-hungry-families-that-funding-is-ending The Shagbark Seed and Mill in Athens used the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program for over two years. Now that funding is being cut by DOGE. Tue, 27 May 2025 20:22:30 GMT /2025-05-27/a-program-helped-ohio-businesses-get-local-food-to-hungry-families-that-funding-is-ending Shay Frank /show/all-sides/2023-12-15/the-state-of-hunger-in-ohio Ahead of a holiday that’s all about the food, we're looking at the state of hunger in Ohio. Fri, 15 Dec 2023 12:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2023-12-15/the-state-of-hunger-in-ohio /show/all-sides/2023-11-21/the-state-of-hunger-in-ohio Ahead of a holiday that’s all about the food, we're looking at the state of hunger in Ohio. Tue, 21 Nov 2023 11:42:32 GMT /show/all-sides/2023-11-21/the-state-of-hunger-in-ohio /2023-04-11/pandemic-food-benefit-program-for-students-coming-to-an-end-but-families-still-have-time-to-apply 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. Tue, 11 Apr 2023 21:25:08 GMT /2023-04-11/pandemic-food-benefit-program-for-students-coming-to-an-end-but-families-still-have-time-to-apply Gabriel Kramer /news/2022-08-24/ohio-food-banks-starving-for-funds-to-replace-rapidly-dwindling-supplies Ohio's food banks have asked for $50 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds, saying the situation is "severe." Wed, 24 Aug 2022 18:19:40 GMT /news/2022-08-24/ohio-food-banks-starving-for-funds-to-replace-rapidly-dwindling-supplies Karen Kasler /news-partners/2019-04-01/more-than-750-000-could-lose-food-stamps-under-trump-administration-proposal The Trump administration has proposed changing food stamp rules to require able-bodied adults without children to work 20 hours or more a week or lose benefits. Mon, 01 Apr 2019 09:00:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-04-01/more-than-750-000-could-lose-food-stamps-under-trump-administration-proposal Pam Fessler