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Opinion: SNAP is vital for local economies, small biz and community health | Crain's Cleveland Business

As a local grocer, I see firsthand what many policymakers...

July 03, 2025

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2025 Harvest for Hunger campaign goals met: Here’s how the food bank initiative did

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The 34th Harvest for Hunger campaign collected more than $11 million and thousands of pounds of food to provide 33,202,323 meals for...

June 12, 2025

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Greater Cleveland Food Bank Kicks Off Summer Feeding Program

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Greater Cleveland Food Bank has officially started its summer meals program. They’re handing out around 5,000 free meals a day to...

June 03, 2025

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Cleveland Trump administration cancels order for $1 million worth of food for Greater Cleveland Food Bank

The 20 truckloads, or roughly 553,000 pounds of food, is...

March 26, 2025

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Trump, USDA cuts 553,000 pounds of food for Greater Cleveland Food Bank: ‘Complete disappointment’

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The shelves of the Greater Cleveland Food...

March 26, 2025

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What would happen to people in our area on Medicaid and SNAP if cuts come? It's not good.

CLEVELAND — Hundreds of thousands of people in Northeast Ohio could be affected as lawmakers in Washington discuss potential cuts to vital programs. That's leading...

March 25, 2025

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Cleveland based program gets millions to improve health outcomes for infants

Pregnancy is stressful in and of itself, but for some women, dealing with those physical and mental changes on top of other life pressures can...

March 14, 2025

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Potential cuts to food assistance program SNAP is threatening to put a strain on food banks across the country and here in Ohio.

Potential cuts to food assistance program SNAP is threatening to...

March 14, 2025

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Federal funding cuts set to impact Greater Cleveland Food Bank

A billion dollars in federal funding cuts are expected to impact food banks, farmers, and schools. The USDA is ending the Local Food Production Alliance...

March 14, 2025

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Local food banks expecting more visitors as SNAP benefits end

CLEVELAND (WJW) – It’s called the ‘COVID cliff.’ That’s when federal public health emergency dollars that were flowing to the states at the height of...

May 18, 2022

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Ohio prepares for decrease in SNAP benefits if federal COVID emergency order is not renewed

CLEVELAND — A federal COVID-19 emergency declaration issued at the start of the pandemic that has been renewed multiple times in the past two years...

May 11, 2022

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Pandemic Policies Took a Bite Out of Child Hunger

Federal pandemic waivers took a bite out of child hunger, according to census data, and there are concerns those trends could be reversed when the...

April 06, 2022