Older Adult Food Insecurity on Rise in Ohio / Public News Service

Older adults now make up nearly one in four of all food-pantry visitors across Ohio, and hunger-fighting groups say the number could spike with the end of emergency SNAP allotments. Hope Lane-Gavin, director of nutrition policy and programs for the Ohio Association of Food Banks, explained Ohioans lost an average of around $86 per person, per month, toward their groceries. She said many older adults living alone on fixed incomes are now relying on just $23 a month to purchase nutritious foods. ...

Related Keywords

Wisconsin ,United States ,Monrovia ,Montserrado ,Liberia ,California ,New Jersey ,Ohio ,Indiana ,Californians ,Danielle Melgar ,Nancy Olney ,Caroline Menjivar ,Mona Prager ,Mitch Frazier ,National Council On ,Ohio Association Of Foodbanks ,Senate Human Services Committee ,Environmental Protection Agency ,Public Interest Research Group ,Wisconsin Department Of Natural Resources ,Ohio Association Of Food Banks ,Ohio Association ,Food Banks ,National Council ,Budget Policy ,Working Families ,Food Waste Prevention Week ,Agriculture Advocate ,Wisconsin Department ,Natural Resources ,Agrinovus Indiana ,Novus Indiana ,Tech Innovation ,State Senate Human Services Committee ,Senator Caroline Menjivar ,Htmlcss Bootstrap ,Ulti Level Menu ,Ubmenu ,Reeview Nav Menu Examples ,