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A school district in Greene County is one of 12 rural districts in Ohio that received a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to improve its food services. The money is part of a national effort to support rural and small districts to modernize and develop high quality nutrition programs.
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Southeastern Ohio has some of the highest rates of hunger in the state. But some folks in Perry County have found a way to help, one pig at a time.
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Springfield City Schools launched a partnership with a local community garden to provide families with fresh food access.
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In Greene County, two municipalities are partnering to help one non-profit expand.
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Dayton’s House of Bread has been serving daily meals to those in need for the past 40 years. They continue that mission today under the direction of Melodie Bennett - who tells WYSO’s Jerry Kenney how it feels to see the benefits of their mission in the faces of the people they serve.
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Mission of Mary Cooperative has been growing produce across six urban lots in east Dayton since 2009. The nonprofit runs a CSA and food access programs in the Twin Towers neighborhood. It also just received a nearly half-million dollar estate gift to keep growing that mission.
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City of Trotwood approves agreement with Gordon Food Services to open new full-service grocery storeThe City of Trotwood recently approved an agreement with Gordon Food Services to open a new full-service grocery store. That’s after the city’s only supermarket, Foodtown, closed in 2019, leaving residents without a traditional grocery in the community.
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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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A Northeast Ohio company is using an advanced means of sealing food products in their final packaging to help manufacturers increase the shelf life of what they make.
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Congresswomen Emilia Strong Sykes and Shontel Brown invited the HHS Secretary to tour Northeast Ohio hospitals and hear about local programming on food deserts and nutrition.
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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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Ohio food bank users face tough choices: food or essentials. Rising prices add strain.