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Gov. Mike DeWine Signs Executive Order Providing up to $25M in Food Assistance as Federal SNAP Halt Nears
Ohio targets $25 million to food banks and low-income families, helping 63,000 Ohio Works First recipients amid a halt in federal SNAP benefits for over 1 million residents.
- On Wednesday, Mike DeWine, Governor of Ohio, signed an executive order to provide up to $25 million in food assistance, announced with Rob McColley, Ohio Senate President, and Matt Huffman, Ohio House Speaker, days before SNAP funding lapses.
- The federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1 has halted November SNAP payments, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture warned federal food aid will stop starting Saturday if the shutdown continues.
- State officials detailed that $7 million will go to regional food banks and $18 million to emergency relief for Ohio Works First families, doubling benefits for 63,000 recipients starting Nov. 7.
- The funding arrives as more than 1 million Ohioans face a lapse in SNAP benefits, while approximately 1.4 million Ohioans receive $264 million monthly and 97,000 in Hamilton County could be affected.
- DeWine warned `This is not a substitute for SNAP` while Ohio Democrats called for up to $100 million, and critics like Sen. Kent Smith said it was insufficient.
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