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WTOV9: Food banks face crisis as demand surges and funding cuts loom
April 2, 2025 | Mid-Ohio Food Collective and partner pantry Manna Food Bank in Woodsfield, OH are grappling with a surge in demand and rising food prices, compounded by concerns over potential funding cuts in Ohio’s proposed state budget.
USA TODAY: Food banks, farmers across US decry federal cuts: ‘Going to be a lot of hungry people’
March 31, 2025 | Cuts to U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that provide food for schools and food banks have communities across the U.S. worried about hunger.
10TV: Delivery with more than $1 million worth of food for Mid-Ohio Food Collective canceled
March 30, 2025 | The USDA has cancelled 24 truckloads of food for Mid-Ohio Food Collective worth more than $1 million. These cuts sit atop a mountain of challenges facing food banks in central Ohio, including proposed cuts in the state budget.
Columbus Dispatch: Volunteering at the Mid-Ohio Food Collective, Joni Pierce provides service with a smile
March 30, 2025 | Joni Pierce’s view of the volunteer position sets her apart from others, according to Rebecca Peacock-Creagh, market manager at the Mid-Ohio Market at Gantz Road.
The Times Leader: State investment needed to fight hunger
March 29, 2025 | Letter to the Editor: As our elected lawmakers work out Ohio’s next two-year budget, they are considering cutting funding to pantries and food banks helping our hungry neighbors. Real Ohioans are struggling and now is not the time to cut state support for food banks and take meals off people’s tables.
WOSU: Federal government cancels nearly 700,000 pounds of food meant for Mid-Ohio Food Collective
March 28, 2025 | Mid-Ohio Food Collective was expecting 24 truckloads of food from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in May. Now that’s not happening because of USDA cuts.
Columbus Dispatch: Latest USDA cut removes nearly 700,000 pounds of meat, dairy and eggs from Columbus food bank
March 27, 2025 | Federal funding cuts are driving uncertainty for local food banks as more USDA cuts strips Mid-Ohio Food Collective of nearly 700,000 pounds of food.
Coshocton Tribune: Mid-Ohio food bank executive: Cutting support now will ‘take meals off people’s tables’
March 26, 2025 | Matt Habash, president and CEO of Mid-Ohio Food Collective, said 2024 was the busiest year in its 45-year history across their 20-county service area.
NBC4: DOGE cuts hitting Ohio farmers, food banks
March 18, 2025 | The USDA is cutting two federal programs that provided about $1 billion in funding to schools and food banks to buy food directly from local farms, ranchers and producers.
Chillicothe Gazette: Food pantries in Ross County face uncertainty due to DeWine’s proposed budget cuts
March 14, 2025 | Ross County food pantries may be in danger after Governor Mike DeWine proposed a budget cut for food banks across the state. The funding would be cut from $32 million to $24.5 million a year, causing many food pantries to worry.
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About Mid-Ohio Food Collective
Mid-Ohio Food Collective (MOFC) is the largest hunger relief organization in central and eastern Ohio. Through our five assets (the Mid-Ohio Foodbank, Mid-Ohio Farm, Mid-Ohio Farmacy, Mid-Ohio Kitchen, and Mid-Ohio Market), MOFC addresses the root causes of hunger while working with more than 600 partner agencies in 20 counties to feed hundreds of thousands of hungry Ohioans every year. Learn how we’re co-creating hunger-free, healthier communities at www.mofc.org.
