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Homefull's new center will have a grocery store, pharmacy, clinic and community space on Gettysburg Avenue in Dayton. It's projected to be completed by fall of 2024.
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Dayton nonprofit Have A Gay Day used a grocery grant to not only stock their food pantry but also support local grocery stores.
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The Thanksgiving Turkey Takeaway is this Wednesday, and Miami Valley Meals will be giving away 12,000 turkey dinners for families in need. WYSO stopped by their kitchen to see how they prepare so much food and where they'll be distributing it.
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R-OH) signed the state's two-year budget on Wednesday. The $191 billion budget earmarks money to pay for free school meals for some income-eligible K-12 students. Though some advocates say it doesn’t go far enough.
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In February, a temporary boost to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, otherwise known as SNAP, ended. With the extra cash gone, some anti-hunger advocates fear it will push many households into a “hunger cliff”. With so much focus on food insecurity after the pandemic, some advocates want to change how public assistance works.
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U.S. lawmakers recently settled on a debt ceiling deal to avoid default. It includes some concessions GOP leaders wanted; one key focus being food assistance.
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Dayton-based nonprofit, Homefull, broke ground on its latest community project in West of Dayton Thursday. The group is repurposing a vacant lot on South Gettysburg Avenue where it’ll build affordable housing, a grocery store and a health clinic.
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The Montgomery County Food Equity Coalition is a countywide initiative established in 2019. The group, which is managed by Public Health Dayton-Montgomery County, recently published its plan to address food insecurity.
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Miami Valley Meals began feeding food insecure Dayton area residents early in the pandemic. Now, the group of former culinary professionals who founded the nonprofit are marking its third anniversary with a special event at Second Street Market.
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Hunger-Free Schools Ohio Coalition is lobbying state legislators to cover the cost of school meals for all public school students. That’s because last summer, a federal pandemic-era waiver that provided universal free school meals for all students expired.
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Food prices jumped throughout 2022 – but shoppers’ habits remained fairly steady, according to a report by the Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability at Purdue University.
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A temporary boost to SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps, will end after February. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the changes recently, Ohio was one of several states participating in SNAP emergency allotments.