Find comprehensive listings of Greater Cleveland Food Bank's partner organizations providing emergency food assistance as government shutdown threatens SNAP benefits.

Ohio lawmakers announced a plan to provide millions in food assistance to those who may be affected by an expected pause in SNAP benefits.

Around 1.4 million Ohio residents receive a total of $264 million in SNAP benefits every month. That breaks down to a monthly average of $190 in SNAP benefits per person.

In Ohio, $263.4 million is allocated each month to enrolled recipients ... SNAP, which serves one in eight people in Franklin County, has significantly more reach than food banks — for every meal that pantries provide, SNAP can provide up to nine.