In the latest COVID variant surge, Ohio s hunger-relief network is facing unique challenges. With missed wages due to illness, quarantining and remote learning for kids, struggling families rely on food banks across the state and food banks rely on the support of volunteers. In the early days of the pandemic, said Kurt Keiber, president and chief executive of the Freestore Foodbank in southwest Ohio, the Ohio National Guard helped fill in the gaps when volunteers had to stay home. .
At the beginning of the pandemic, Wisconsin s Department of Health Services (DHS) waived numerous requirements to participate in the state s food-aid program. Now, some lawmakers want to reinstate those conditions. Before COVID, many people in Wisconsin s FoodShare program had to meet certain work-search requirements. .
Colorado lawmakers are considering a measure that would extend funding for emergency food assistance throughout the state. The Food Pantry Assistance Grant program distributes funds to emergency providers to purchase fruits, vegetables, dairy and meat from local producers. Since the onset of COVID, nearly one in three Coloradans said they have struggled to pay for food. .
In 2021, trustees of the Ballantine Family Fund donated $310,100 to nonprofits in Southwest Colorado through a quarterly grant application process and Core Value grants.
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