$7M stolen from Ohio SNAP cardholders, state not upgrading card security
ODJFS is telling ABC6 On Your Side Problem Solvers that thieves are taking millions of dollars meant to buy food for ...
Ohio expands SNAP eligibility and payout rules to ease ‘benefits cliff’
COLUMBUS, Ohio – State officials tweaked the eligibility ... SNAP, sometimes referred to as food stamps, is a social services ...
Cleveland1d
Food banks preparing for high need this Thanksgiving
A 32% spike in demand for services at Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio set the expectation this year.
The Highland County Press11d
Ohio economists strongly agree that sliding-scale public benefits are best
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services recently took steps ... Earlier this month, the Department of Job and Family Services adjusted that, stepping down food stamp benefits along a sliding ...
Columbus Dispatch25d
East Side, Reynoldsburg HEART food pantry expanding to help customers flourish
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (better known as food stamps) or Ohio Department of Job and Family Services' publicly funded child care program. It's all to achieve the pantry's ...
Dayton Daily News7d
High cost of food hurts local families, food bank that serves them
The region’s food bank has seen large increases to its own ... Greene and Preble counties. Roughly 64.3% of SNAP recipients who are also served by the Ohio Association of Foodbanks reported that they ...