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Governor Approves Additional Money For Foodbanks

For the second straight year, Ohio Governor John Kasich has authorized an additional 1-million dollar appropriation for the Ohio Association of Foodbanks to meet a growing demand.The money from the state's Temporary Assistance to Needy Families fund goes to more than 33-hundred pantries, soup kitchens and shelters. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services will distribute the money at a time when the economy is improving but many are struggling to find jobs and feed their families.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.