Governor Mike DeWine announced on Thursday he signed an executive order that he says will provide up to $25 million in food assistance as the continued federal government shutdown threatens to affect Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
The governor said the executive order will direct the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services to give $7 million to various food banks across the state and up to $18 million in emergency relief benefits. The benefits would go to help more than 63,000 Ohioans, including more than 57,000 children, who are at or below 50 percent of the federal poverty level.
According to a release from DeWine’s office, the Ohio Senate was forced to protect the Budget Stabilization Fund, also known as the state's "rainy day" fund, from potentially being used to cover hundreds of millions of dollars in SNAP benefits during the shutdown.
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