food insecurity

The pop-ups are in response to recently-ended Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit boosts offered throughout the pandemic.

SNAP benefits expanded following the pandemic as many people lost their jobs and needed extra assistance. Now that the expansion has expired as of March 1, some people are looking for other ways to afford food.

Those receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will see monthly decrease in March.

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The Children's Hunger Alliance in Columbus is working to raise money to help provide meals for children who will be impacted when nutrition waivers that were part of pandemic relief expire.

The nonprofit currently operates primarily out of Cuyahoga County, with some partnerships in Summit and Lorain counties.

Rising food costs and increased spending on other daily expenditures are blamed for making it tough for some Ohioans to make ends meet.