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Ohio families feeling the pinch from inflation know it isn't getting any easier to feed families these days. According to a report by the Ohio Capital Journal, an Ohio Association of Foodbanks study showed nearly 2 of every 3 Ohio households studied had adults who have "cut the size of meals or skipped meals because there wasn't enough money for food" in the last year. Foodbank clients who participated in the study said they've had to make difficult choice -- 68% said they had to choose between paying for food and paying for transportation or gas; 66% had to choose between food and utilities payments and 55% said they had to choose between food and medicine/health care.
"No Ohioans should have to choose between a meal and medicine they need, but that's the reality many of our neighbors are dealing with too often right now," Lisa Hamler-Fugitt, executive director of the OAF, told the Capital Journal.
The OAF is asking Congress to use the 2023 Farm Bill to include "critical anti-hunger programs." It's a tough ask, but you can make a difference by donating to a food bank.