In this episode, Sarah meets with the association’s executive director, Lisa Hamler-Fugitt, and the president & CEO of Second Harvest Foodbank of North Central Ohio, Julie Chase-Morefield. They discuss what Ohio’s foodbanks are experiencing amid rising costs and supply chain shortages and what makes these two foodbank leaders proud to lead, especially during these challenging times. They round out the discussion by talking about what they hope to see over the course of the upcoming year and what opportunities there are on both the state and federal levels to support our foodbanks and the clients we serve.  

References:  

See our ARPA request and our tweet thread detailing our request.  

With inflation, supply-chain kinks, plight of Ohio food banks grows, by Marty Schladen, Ohio Capital Journal 

Ohio food banks urge lawmakers to take action amid ‘impossible scenario’ for many families, by Lisa Hamler-Fugitt and Daniel R. Flowers, Akron Beacon Journal Opinion 

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Ohio Association of Foodbanks is a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization without party affiliation or bias. We are Ohio’s largest charitable response to hunger and our mission is to assist Ohio’s 12 Feeding America foodbanks in providing food and other resources to people in need and to pursue areas of common interest for the benefit of people in need.