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In the 17 months since the federal government ended pandemic-related emergency food benefits, demand has been rising at Ohio's foodbanks and pantries.

Lisa Hamler-Fugitt with the Ohio Association of Foodbanks is not happy with changes the Senate Finance Committee made to the proposal the House passed.

The groups 鈥� after unveiling an online tool that tracks federal relief dollars 鈥� called for Gov. Mike DeWine to put more federal COVID-19 relief dollars into food assistance and other services for an 鈥渆quitable recovery.鈥�

Critics of the law that will allow state lawmakers to overturn Gov. Mike DeWine鈥檚 health orders say that could be costly when it comes to federal funding.鈥�

Unemployment and financial problems from the pandemic have brought millions of people to food banks, which are serving 150,000 more Ohioans per month than鈥�

The USDA has extended the summer food service program to allow schools that have been providing meals to low-income kids through the summer to continue to鈥�

Ohio鈥檚 foodbanks employ and serve people who are often in high risk populations for developing COVID-19 because of age or health conditions. So, wearing鈥�

20,000 childless adults who are considered able-bodied and receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in 29 Ohio counties will soon be鈥�

The numbers of low-income Ohioans turning to food pantries for help are climbing. And with signs of trouble for the economy on the horizon, advocates at鈥�

The leader of Ohio鈥檚 Association of Foodbanks says she鈥檚 disappointed in the budget passed by the House. Lisa Hamler Fugitt says the House did the鈥�