Helping Ohioans prepare for the end of SNAP emergency allotments
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Helping Ohioans prepare for the end of SNAP emergency allotments
February 14 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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SNAP recipients in Ohio have received extra SNAP benefits since April 2020 to help cover the cost of groceries. These extra SNAP benefits are ending after February 2023, resulting in $126 million less in SNAP spending each month throughout Ohio. Join us as we discuss the impact of these cuts on Ohioans and equip human services agencies with information to ensure SNAP households get the correct benefit amount by verifying expenses like housing, childcare, and medical costs. We will also offer recommendations to local and state policymakers on how they protect food security in Ohio as extra federal resources end.
Meet the Speakers!
Rachel Cahill is a nationally recognized expert on the nation’s number one anti-hunger program: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). She has worked with Community Solutions to develop a Benefits Access Partnership with the Cuyahoga County Department of Job and Family Services, the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, and the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland to coordinate local and statewide advocacy and policy reform
Katie Gedeon is a Benefits Outreach Manager at the Greater Cleveland Foodbank. A community advocate, anti-hunger, and older adult enthusiast, she provides a direct service perspective on the SNAP program and its impact on local food banks and the community they serve.
John Corlett serves as the President and Executive Director of The Center for Community Solutions. His career has included leadership roles in both the public and private sectors, including serving as vice president for government relations and community affairs at The MetroHealth System, and as the State of Ohio’s Medicaid Director.
SNAP Webinar Resources
Click here for the accompanying documents discussed in the webinar.