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More than 230 local and statewide organizations, companies, associations, unions, and provider networks urge Senators Husted and Moreno to reject structural changes and cuts to SNAP in budget reconciliation.

“We are grateful to Chairman Cirino, Vice Chairman Chavez, Ranking Member Hicks-Hudson, and leadership and members of the Ohio Senate for including continued support for Ohio’s hunger relief network in its budget. This $24.55 million investment is a lifeline for the 3,600 food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters serving families in every corner of our state.

“At a time when food prices remain high, this funding will help keep shelves stocked with healthy, Ohio-grown and Ohio-produced foods. It will help ensure that children, older adults, veterans, and working families don’t have to worry about where their next meal will come from. Every dollar invested in our statewide food purchasing programs not only fights hunger, but creates jobs, strengthens local supply chains, and boosts local economies.

“We are also thankful that the Senate removed harmful policy changes, like change reporting, that would have disrupted SNAP access and increased red tape. Protecting these programs means protecting people, communities, and the systems that keep them resilient in hard times.

“Ohio’s foodbanks remain ready to stretch every public dollar and continue delivering for our neighbors. We look forward to support for these priorities in conference committee and to building on this foundation with the Ohio General Assembly and the DeWine-Tressel Administration for an even stronger, more food-secure Ohio.”

As Congress considers the budget reconciliation legislation this week, the Ohio Association of Foodbanks urges lawmakers to reject proposals that would reduce funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid. These programs are vital for everyday Ohioans in every Congressional district. Cutting them would only worsen hunger and hardship across our state.

As Republican congressional leaders look for ways to offset more than $4 trillion in tax cuts heavily tilted in favor of the wealthy, Ohio’s food bank leader says cuts to the federal food safety net would be devastating.

When the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee earlier this month released its piece of a federal budget bill, Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., said it took a “commonsense approach” to the federal Supplemental Assistance to Needy Families, or SNAP program.

However, the approach could also be seen as an unfunded mandate to states and local governments — and an attempt to hassle some of the most vulnerable off of a program meant to keep them from going hungry, critics say.

The changes to the program colloquially known as food stamps are part of President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which faces a July 4 deadline.

It would give $4.6 trillion in tax cuts over 10 years. In an analysis, the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, estimated that 70% of the benefit would go to the “top 10% of the income distribution.”

A raft of proposals coming from Republican lawmakers in Washington, D.C. and Columbus will slash health care and other vital programs for the poor in rural Ohio and in its cities, recent analyses say.

An advocacy group is trying to pressure the state’s Republican U.S. senators to vote against it.

Republican lawmakers in D.C. and Columbus are hashing out budgets. As they do, they’re looking for ways to cut spending to finance tax cuts weighted heavily toward the wealthy.

The reconciliation bill — President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” — passed by the U.S. House of Representatives would provide about would cut taxes by more than $3 trillion and give 70% of the money to the richest 10% according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

At the state level, Policy Matters Ohio said that a flat-tax proposal passed by the Ohio Senate would cost the state $1.1 billion a year and give 96% of the benefit to the state’s top 20% of income earners.

A raft of proposals coming from Republican lawmakers in Washington, D.C. and Columbus will slash health care and other vital programs for the poor in rural Ohio and in its cities, recent analyses say.

An advocacy group is trying to pressure the state’s Republican U.S. senators to vote against it.

Republican lawmakers in D.C. and Columbus are hashing out budgets. As they do, they’re looking for ways to cut spending to finance tax cuts weighted heavily toward the wealthy.

The purpose of this report is to highlight the main findings from a follow up survey on Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) which has been branded Ohio CAN (Community + Agriculture + Nutrition) in Ohio. The goal of the survey was to understand the perceived impact of the Ohio CAN program on local agricultural businesses. Survey questions were devised with input from Howard Fleeter & Associates, the Ohio Association of Foodbanks, and regional foodbanks to collect data on business demographics, business growth, food safety, employment, food chain supply resiliency, wellness, and future business outlook.