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Columbus council approves $695,000 emergency package to shore up local food providers amid SNAP disruption
Summary
City council adopted emergency ordinance 30-13 to transfer $695,000 to local food distributors and school nutrition programs after disruption to SNAP benefits; Mid-Ohio Food Collective and other providers said demand has surged and local partners will use funds for immediate distributions and operations.
Columbus City Council on Thursday approved an emergency ordinance to move $695,000 to several local food-distribution partners after a federal disruption in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits increased demand across the region.
The ordinance (30-13-2025) directs $500,000 to the Mid-Ohio Food Collective, $125,000 to Columbus City Schools, $40,000 to the Children’s Hunger Alliance and $30,000 to LifeCare Alliance, and authorizes necessary transfers and appropriations from the health special…
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