Fewer people will get food, Medicaid, unemployment under Ohio bill requiring more fraud checks, advocates say Laura Hancock, cleveland.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio Senate bill that seeks to catch fraud among people applying for and receiving social services will result in increased work for county case workers, as well as fewer low-income people obtaining food aid, Medicaid and unemployment benefits, advocates for the poor said Thursday.
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Senate Bill 17 requires case workers to cross-check applicants and enrollees against state data such as new hire records, wage records, lottery winnings and death records, said sponsor Sen. Tim Schaffer, a Lancaster Republican.
Wide-Format & Signage Avery Dennison Teams with Local Graphics Company to Rebrand Transit Van to Serve as a Mobile Food Pantry for Senior Citizens Avery Dennison Teams with Local Graphics Company to Rebrand Transit Van to Serve as a Mobile Food Pantry for Senior Citizens Since early January, the van has been visiting communities throughout the county to distribute 180 boxes of fresh produce to seniors in need each week.
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Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions teamed with Akron-based Repros Color to rebrand a retrofitted Lake County transit authority (Laketran) Dial-a-bus to serve as the new Lake County Mobile Food Pantry. Since early January, the van has been visiting communities throughout the county to distribute 180 boxes of fresh produce to seniors in need each week.
Posted February 20, 2021 in eNews
12: There’s only one official “Black History Month,” but we know Black history is Ohio history all 12 months of the year. We’ve been featuring just a few amazing Black Ohioans who have helped shape public policy for the better. Check out our profiles of Congressman Lou Stokes, State Senator CJ Prentiss and poet and activist Langston Hughes. We also profiled Ohio’s only public HBCU, Central State.
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Beginning Saturday, Feb. 20 through April 3, Giant Eagle customers can help provide food to those in need by donating $1, $5 or $10 at all Giant Eagle locations in Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull co
By Tom Moore
Feb 18, 2021
(Cleveland) - It s that time of year, when you go to participating supermarkets in Northeast Ohio, you ll be asked to add a little more to your total to help out Harvest for Hunger, one of the largest annual community-wide food funding drives in the nation.
Harvest for Hunger is coordinated by Greater Cleveland Food Bank, but also helps out the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley, and Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio.
When you shop at Giant Eagle, Get Go, Heinen s, Dave s Markets, Lucky s Market, Fisher s Foods, or Buehler s Fresh Foods, from Saturday, February 20, through April 3, you will see tear-off sheets at the checkout. Pick one and hand it to the cashier, who will scan it, and it adds the amount to your purchase. You can also donate online.