Welcome to Just a Bite! Joree and Sarah kick off the podcast by introducing themselves and explaining what the Ohio Association of Foodbanks (OAF) does to alleviate hunger in the state of Ohio. They then discuss the timeline and potential impact of federal recovery legislation, OAF’s priorities, and what you can do to weigh in on what is included in the bill. OAF is thrilled to start this podcast to share the current news about food insecurity and poverty in our state and get listeners involved in the process!

References: 

Social Determinants of Health: Food Insecurity adds $53 billion annually to healthcare costs by Susan Morse of Healthcare Finance News

Round one of child tax credit payments slashed hunger ratees, U.S. data shows by Helena Bottemiller Evich of Politico

Ohio Association of Foodbanks Federal Recovery Campaign - Call and email your members of Congress that federal recovery legislation should support Ohio families

Find your local foodbank to find help, volunteer, and donate here.

Claim your Child Tax Credit and missing stimulus payments here.

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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.