Committee Hears Support for 'Hunger Free Campus' Grants; Lawmakers Seek More Data on Scale and Overlap
Proponents told the House Workforce and Higher Education Committee that House Bill 157 would help colleges set up on‑site pantries, emergency grants and student resource centers; lawmakers pressed witnesses for clearer statewide data, clarification on funding and whether existing food‑bank networks should administer the program.
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At a hearing of the House Workforce and Higher Education Committee, proponents of House Bill 157, the Hunger Free Campus Act, urged lawmakers to establish a competitive grant program to help Ohio colleges set up on‑site food pantries, emergency assistance grants and student resource centers to address student basic‑needs insecurity.
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