Q&A on suspended SNAP benefits due to government shutdown
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Ohio has announced the state will provide funding for some SNAP recipients as the government shutdown standoff shows no signs of ending. In a statement, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Ohio Senate President Rob McColley,
The over $1 million in local support for SNAP recipients will go toward Mid-Ohio Food Collective and other organizations providing food support.
Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order to give $7 million to Ohio food banks and $18 million to low-income families.
More than a million Ohioans are facing uncertainty and hunger as they await food assistance that an ongoing government shutdown has halted.
Ohio leaders are wrestling with how − if at all − to help 1.4 million people who may soon struggle to afford food.
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services will reduce maximum Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits allotments by half under new federal guidance.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSAZ) - Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order on Thursday that will provide $25 million to Ohio families affected by the the suspension of SNAP, according to a press release from DeWine’s office.
As SNAP benefits were thrown into uncertainty Nov. 1, what are central Ohio public schools doing to support students that are struggling with food insecurity?
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTAP) - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed an executive order on Thursday afternoon, establishing emergency food assistance for Ohio families affected by the suspension of federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits during the ongoing federal government shutdown.