Food Insecurity

The SUN Bucks program provided food assistance to close to 1.2 million children in Ohio and had a total economic impact of more than $182 million in 2024, according to the Center for Community Solutions.

The Dayton Metro Library will be reducing food distributions at its main branch downtown from two to one a month, and closing its Vandalia, Trotwood and Southeast branch pantries.

The Springfield-based food bank is focusing more on two other two counties it serves, as Clark County community partners increase direct food distribution.

The Gettysburg Grocery story held a grant opening on Feb. 6 to commemorate the completion of the $20 million project, bringing healthy food, pharmacy and more to the West Dayton campus.

Prior to working with House of Bread, Sherry Gale worked with Dayton Public Schools for three and a half years.

Multiple counties across the state have reported rising number of SNAP fraud, a majority of which comes from devices called skimmers.

The local nonprofit, Homefull, opened its grocery store on Gettysburg Avenue on Monday.

The local grocery store needs to increase sales to meet its fourth anniversary in May 2025.

Nourish Our Neighbors sued the city of Dayton after officers arrested a volunteer from the organization in April for distributing food to the homeless without a permit.

Those odd shaped fall gourds can be for more than fall decorations. More than 2,000 pounds of gourds, pumpkins and squash were processed by Miami Valley Meals to feed the surrounding Dayton-area community.

Southern counties in Ohio showed a particularly high approval rate — 73% approval — for providing students with universal free meals at public schools.

The organization was founded in 2015 by former Congressman and ambassador Tony Hall.