The Ohio Association of Foodbanks

After the end of COVID-era benefits, 70k older Ohioans struggle to fight hunger

BY: - April 13, 2023

After Congress ended pandemic food assistance in February, 70,000 older Ohioans have seen food benefits slashed to $23 a month, in some cases down from $280. That has many making excruciating choices between food, medicine and utilities like electricity and gas, Lisa Hamler-Fugitt, executive director of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks, said Wednesday. And while […]