Ohio Lawmakers Advocate for Bill that Would Fund SNAP Benefits if Government Shutdown Continues

Ohio Lawmakers Advocate for Bill That Would Fund SNAP Benefits if Government Shutdown Continues

Ohio House Bill 502 would make an appropriation to continue to fund SNAP and some other federal programs if there were to be a lapse in federal funding.

Ohio lawmakers advocate for bill that would fund SNAP benefits if government shutdown continues

Two children help their mother pick up food from the Sugartree Ministry food bank in Wilmington, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Ohio SNAP recipient Peaches Calhoun is worried what will happen to her family’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits if the federal government shutdown stretches into November.  Calhoun, a single mother of four children in Columbus, is one of the approximately 1.39 million Ohioans who receive SNAP…

Ohio lawmakers advocate for bill that would fund SNAP benefits if government shutdown continues – BG Independent News

Ohio House Bill 502 would make an appropriation to continue to fund SNAP and some other federal programs if there were to be a lapse in federal funding From OHIO CAPITAL JOURNAL BY MEGAN HENRY Ohio Capital Journal Ohio SNAP recipient Peaches Calhoun is worried what will happen to her family’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits if the federal government shutdown stretches into November.  Calhoun, a single mother of four children i…

Rep. Humphrey's House Bill 502 in Ag Committee | The Highland County Press

State Rep. Latyna Humphrey (D-Columbus), joined by elected officials and community partners held a press conference Oct. 23 at the Ohio Statehouse to address the far-reaching effects of the ongoing federal government shutdown on Ohio families.