COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio food banks will receive an additional $25 million in federal relief funds thanks to a new appropriation bill. This funding is part of $6 billion allocated to organizations and projects in need across Ohio and will be used to provide essential goods to those in need.
The Mid-Ohio Food Bank in Columbus is one of the organizations that will benefit from the additional funding. Food bank volunteer Sarah Weger says the organization needs help.
“It used to be that customers always had milk and eggs, but not recently, and there’s a real shortage of that these days,” Weger said.
Mike Hochron, vice president of communications for Mid-Ohio Food Collective, said the demand for his company’s services is unprecedented.
“We can see from one side of the warehouse to the other because the demand for our services is unprecedented,” says Hochron.
Hokuron said the federal dollar will be used for dairy, poultry, meat and other food and personal care products. He believes the additional funding will help ensure that families in need have access to essential, nutritious foods.
Joree Novotny, director of foreign affairs for the Ohio Food Bank Association, said it had been seeking help from lawmakers for nearly two years.
“Over the last 12 months, we’ve really seen it escalate to levels we haven’t seen before, especially in serving families with children and the elderly at a high rate,” Novotny said. has said.
The Mid-Ohio Food Bank alone distributes 170,000 meals a day. Weger says federal dollars can potentially save lives by providing the basics for survival.
“It’s going to make a lot of people really happy. And for me, it’s just getting to where they need to go to get help. So they use some of those resources for that.” It would be great if you could… Said.
