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Columbus Dispatch: Have SNAP benefits been suspended before in past government shutdowns?
October 31, 2025 | The nation is preparing for the impact from SNAP payments lapsing on Nov. 1 as the federal government shutdown charges into its second month.
Columbus Dispatch: What resources are available for Ohioans who might lose SNAP benefits in November?
October 28, 2025 | Broad Street Food Pantry’s director, Kathy Kelly-Long, encouraged those who need help to ask for it and for others to provide it.
ABC6: Food banks prepare for surge amid pauses on SNAP, WIC benefits
October 28, 2025 | Local food assistance organizations are preparing for an increase in demand when pauses to SNAP begin on November 1.
10TV: Columbus City Council, Columbus Foundation step up to help families facing food insecurity
October 28, 2025 | With federal food benefits in jeopardy, city leaders and nonprofits boost support for pantries serving central Ohio families.
Spectrum News 1: Columbus City Council helps keep food on the table
October 28, 2025 | Columbus City Council passed $25,000 in emergency funding to the Mid-Ohio Food Collective to meet the dire need for food resources.
Columbus Dispatch: Columbus City Council gives $25k to food bank, calls on community to step up before SNAP pause
October 27, 2025 | In the face of SNAP funds drying up, Columbus City Council passes $25,000 for food, but it’s a ”drop in the bucket.”
NBC4: Columbus City Council passes emergency funding for Mid-Ohio Food Collective
October 27, 2025 | MOFC is bracing for more people in need as many risk losing access to SNAP benefits this Saturday if the federal government does not reopen.
About Mid-Ohio Food Collective
Mid-Ohio Food Collective (MOFC) is the largest hunger relief organization in central and eastern Ohio. Through our five assets (the Mid-Ohio Foodbank, Mid-Ohio Farm, Mid-Ohio Farmacy, Mid-Ohio Kitchen, and Mid-Ohio Market), MOFC addresses the root causes of hunger while working with more than 600 partner agencies in 20 counties to feed hundreds of thousands of hungry Ohioans every year. Learn how we’re co-creating hunger-free, healthier communities at www.mofc.org.