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Athens City School District set out to bring all of the district’s children — including the so-called Rutters and the wealthy kids of Ohio University professors — together in a single campus. Here, an Appalachian school district’s radical experiment.

Recent funding allocated by the state through the American Rescue Plan Act has eased demand for food. But the need is projected to rise.

Ohio's food banks have asked for $50 million in federal COVID relief funds, saying the situation is "severe".

Ohio's food banks have asked for $50 million in federal COVID relief funds, saying the situation is "severe".

Ohio's food banks have asked for $50 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds, saying the situation is "severe."

The Ohio Association of Food Banks has requested funding from the state government to enhance food access, but the outcome remains unclear.

A Connecticut congresswoman is among those asking the government to overhaul the way it handles food-safety issues. Fifteen federal agencies deal with food safety - but a bill in Congress is recommending a sixteenth. It would create the Food Safety Administration, under the U.S. ...

In the coming days, many Minnesota families with young children - dealing with food insecurity - should see some financial aid to help get them through the rest of the summer. Minnesota has been approved for another round of funding under the federal Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer initiative. For qualifying households, money is loaded onto EBT debit cards that can be used at grocery stores and farmers markets. ...

New faces, longer lines and empty shelves: Ohios hunger-fighting network is sounding the alarm as it faces unprecedented challenges. At the Southeast Ohio Foodbank in Logan, Director Rose Frech said with inventory at about 15% of capacity, theyre struggling with severe food shortages. Thats forced them to make difficult decisions, she said, such as canceling direct mobile food distributions. ...

As inflation rises and the long term effects of COVID-19 run rampant, foodbanks struggle to supply the volume of food that they used to.