11/12/2025

Ohio Food Pantries See Record Demand in Food Crisis

ODJFS says full benefits likely won't be distributed this month

Many food pantries in Ohio are seeing record demand as President Donald Trump has resisted court orders to provide food aid to 42 million Americans. The outlines of an agreement to end the longest government shutdown in history emerged Sunday night. But it's unclear how quickly the administration will work to distribute food benefits or in what amounts.

A federal judge ruled that despite the shutdown, Trump must disburse funds that are available for the purpose. But so far he has refused.

The matter is before the appellate courts, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Saturday ordered some states to undo their work to disburse food funds on their own.

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