Mid-Ohio Food Collective (MOFC) is more than a food bank. Our mission is to end hunger one nourishing meal at a time while co-creating communities where everyone thrives. While we provide an impressive amount of healthy, nutritious food, our impact extends far beyond addressing food insecurity alone. That’s why we work to address the root causes of hunger. Through our five assets, (the Mid-Ohio Foodbank, Mid-Ohio Farm, Mid-Ohio Farmacy, Mid-Ohio Kitchen, and Mid-Ohio Market), we’re tackling hunger as a “whole person” issue. The Mid-Ohio Foodbank, our core asset, distributed more than 84 million pounds of food in 2023, and more than two thirds of that was fresh. Our free Mid-Ohio Markets are places for qualifying customers to shop for fresh, healthy food. They provide convenient access for working families to make it easier to stop in regularly. Mid-Ohio Farmacy, our nationally recognized “Food is Health” program, has referred more than 38,000 patients to pick up fresh produce and improve their health. Our Mid-Ohio Farm locations, meanwhile, encompass 10 acres of “smart farms” nourishing our community through innovation and community education. Our Mid-Ohio Kitchen prepared more than 400,000 meals last year, providing nutritious meals for kids, seniors and people experiencing homelessness. OHIO MADE SNAP WORK BETTER FOR WORKING PEOPLE For every meal MOFC provides to our customers, SNAP can deliver nine. Beginning October 1, Ohio will have joined the majority of U.S. states and territories by raising its gross income threshold for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) so that families with high expenses for childcare, housing, and other necessities can avoid losing meaningful SNAP benefits when they experience a modest increase in income. In all states, including Ohio, SNAP will continue to provide the highest benefits to families with the lowest net incomes and taper o as net income rises. By Mid-Ohio Food Collective is finding innovative ways to combat hunger in Central and Eastern Ohio
raising the gross income threshold to 200% of the federal poverty level (currently $4,303 for a family of three), Ohio can prevent families from being penalized for working more as this policy allows for a SNAP o ramp versus a SNAP cli. While families will still need enough deductions to get below the net income limit (100% FPL), this policy change is a positive step in providing households with children, elderly, or disabled people opportunity to benefit (89%).
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Ohio employers and SNAP recipients have been vocal that the benefits cli causes workers to decline additional hours at work or even turn down promotions and pay raises, because the increased pay is still a net loss when factored with lost benefits. By increasing to 200%, the gross income limit allows families to taper o benefits instead. At Mid-Ohio Food Collective, we are committed to connecting our customers with programs that help them thrive. Raising SNAP eligibility to 200% of the FPL is a crucial step in ensuring more families have access to nutritious food. We are proud to support advocacy eorts that reduce barriers to essential benefits, while we continue to assist Ohio households achieve greater food security and overall well-being.
LEARN HOW WE’RE COCREATING HUNGERFREE, HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES AT WWW.MOFC.ORG .
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