{"id":1143,"date":"2025-09-19T18:58:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T18:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/?p=1143"},"modified":"2025-11-25T20:04:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T20:04:55","slug":"food-stamps-cuts-in-ohio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/19\/food-stamps-cuts-in-ohio\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Stamps Cuts in Ohio: The Ripple Effect on Families and Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1143\" class=\"elementor elementor-1143\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8cf947 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b8cf947\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e06614b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e06614b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cuts to food stamps will ripple through families, schools, and local businesses. This isn\u2019t only about empty plates\u2014it\u2019s about who we are as communities. Let\u2019s break down what\u2019s on the line.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c7bfb8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c7bfb8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85bb134 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85bb134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What\u2019s Changing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-334b3d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"334b3d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New federal budget changes (sometimes called the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/big-beautiful-bill-ohio-rights\/\">One Big Beautiful Bill<\/a>\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) will make major cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, often called <\/span><b>food stamps<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These changes include stricter work requirements, eligibility alterations, and shifting some costs toward states.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyso.org\/news\/2025-08-08\/how-snap-cuts-in-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-could-impact-ohioans?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wyso.org<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a recent report from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/policymattersohio.org\/news\/2025\/05\/22\/narrowly-passed-house-budget-billguts-health-care-and-food-assistance\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Policy Matters Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ohio would face <\/span><b>$645 million a year<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in new state spending if the federal cuts to food assistance aren\u2019t offset. Over 300,000 Ohioans (adults and children) rely on food stamps to keep meals on the table.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db49c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7db49c6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-530ad6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"530ad6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How This Hits Families<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b44296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b44296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If food stamps get cut, the fallout is personal:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Families may have to choose between buying groceries or paying bills.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kids might go to school hungry, which affects their concentration, grades, and mood.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elderly people, those with disabilities, and households already stretched for resources are most at risk.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Butler County, for example, thousands could lose eligibility or see reduced benefits.<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.journal-news.com\/news\/snap-changes-could-impact-97k-ohioans-many-on-food-stamps-in-butler-county\/WYTK7M7CYFDRVPARYPZXSUQFWY\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> journal-news<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfcfb3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfcfb3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Schools &amp; Healthcare Feel It Too<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f8a5b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a1f8a5b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd1c778 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd1c778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cuts don\u2019t stop at the dinner table:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Schools<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> often rely on support (directly or indirectly) from food assistance programs. If fewer kids get enough to eat, these institutions face tougher challenges.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Healthcare<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> suffers because poor nutrition worsens health issues\u2014diabetes, hypertension, mental health. That means more clinic or ER visits, putting extra load on providers and communities.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7702ed9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7702ed9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Food-Stamps-1-300x251.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1148\" alt=\"Childcare\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Food-Stamps-1-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Food-Stamps-1-768x644.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Food-Stamps-1-700x587.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Food-Stamps-1-500x419.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Food-Stamps-1-600x500.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Food-Stamps-1.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84db60b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84db60b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6ab30e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6ab30e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Local Businesses &amp; the Economy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5849305 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5849305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Food stamps don\u2019t just feed people\u2014they feed the economy:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/policymattersohio.org\/research\/expand-food-assistance-and-stimulate-ohios-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Policy Matters Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> states that when people use food stamps, local grocery stores, markets, and vendors benefit. Less spending means less revenue for those businesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USDA figures show that in FY 2022, Ohio issued an average of <\/span><b>$226.5 million per month<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in food stamps benefits. That kind of money moving stays local\u2014supporting farmers, food distributors, stores.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fns-prod.azureedge.us\/sites\/default\/files\/resource-files\/snap-state-factsheet-oh.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Food and Nutrition Service<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, research shows that during economic downturns, new food stamps benefits get spent quickly\u2014within weeks\u2014because people need basics. This quick infusion helps stabilize the local economy.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24d56a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24d56a4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25a338b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25a338b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What\u2019s at Stake If We Don\u2019t Act<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c68ed18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c68ed18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More hunger, especially among children and older adults.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schools may see worse student health and performance.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Higher healthcare costs long term from preventable illnesses.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local businesses may close or lay off staff.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State economies could shrink; public services could be cut to compensate.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c86901 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c86901\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-264ccad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"264ccad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What We Can Do (And What\u2019s Already Going On)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1b520d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1b520d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advocates are pushing lawmakers not to allow cuts to food stamps or to fund state backfill so families won\u2019t lose help. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/policymattersohio.org\/news\/2025\/05\/22\/narrowly-passed-house-budget-billguts-health-care-and-food-assistance\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Policy Matters Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is doing work to show decision-makers the real costs of cuts.<\/span><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community food banks and nonprofits are preparing for higher demand.<\/span><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public awareness\u2014sharing stories, talking in local forums or with neighbors\u2014can change pressure in policy circles.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c994b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c994b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay connected for more updates on how food stamp cuts are hitting Ohio, and ways you can help push back.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e71d65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9e71d65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/forms\/get-connected-122?source=direct_link&#038;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GET CONNECTED TODAY!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuts to food stamps will ripple through families, schools, and local businesses. This isn\u2019t only about empty plates\u2014it\u2019s about who we are as communities. Let\u2019s break down what\u2019s on the line. What\u2019s Changing New federal budget changes (sometimes called the \u201cOne Big Beautiful Bill\u201d) will make major cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, often [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,1],"tags":[37],"class_list":["post-1143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ohio-community-support","category-uncategorized","tag-food-stamps"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1143"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1490,"href":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1143\/revisions\/1490"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohiounity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}