04/17/2025

Ohio Food Banks Face Growing Financial Challenges

State budget cuts impact need and distribution

Ohio food banks say the two-year state operating budget is cutting the needs of hungry Ohioans short.

The state budget currently has about 24.5 million dollars for food banks, most of the money coming from the federal program Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF. The Ohio Association of Foodbanks said that will not go far enough. Pastor Susan Roark, who runs a pop-up food pantry each week, said she sees the need firsthand.

“It has been a struggle. It is a weekly effort,” she said. “We distribute about 20,000 pounds of groceries every single week.”

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