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November 8, 2024

National | Hybrid

Child Nutrition

School Meals Support Ohio Student Health and Learning

Hunger in Ohio remains unacceptably high. One in six children, and as many as one in four children in certain counties, lives in a household that faces hunger—that’s 413,000 kids across Ohio. Yet more than one in three kids that live in a food insecure household doesn’t qualify for school meals.

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Celebration of Joy

CDF-MN's first annual Fundraising Social Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. at Fallon 500 N. 3rd Street in Minneapolis

April 25, 2024

Minnesota

Child Nutrition

CDF-Texas Calls on Texas Leaders to Accept Federal Food Assistance in Support of State’s Young People

Austin, TX — On Wednesday, multiple outlets reported that nearly 21 million children in the U.S. and its territories expect to receive food benefits later this year through a newly permanent federal program provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

January 12, 2024 | Texas

Child Nutrition

CDF-Southern Regional Office Calls on Mississippi Leaders to Accept Federal Food Assistance in Support of State’s Young People

Jackson, MS—On Wednesday, the Associated Press reported that nearly 21 million children in the U.S. and its territories expect to receive food benefits later this year through a newly permanent federal program provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

January 12, 2024 | Southern Regional Office

Child Health

School Meals Support Ohio Student Health and Learning

New white paper looks at the problems of child hunger in Ohio and the essential role school meals play in alleviating child hunger and improving child well-being.

February 17, 2023 | Ohio

Child Nutrition

ARPA Funding is an Opportunity to Improve OhioWIC

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 has been at the top of hearts and minds since its passage last year as state and local governments prioritize economic recovery following the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 25, 2022 | Ohio

Child Nutrition

NEW: Infant Formula Resource Guide

. This Guide compiles information, guidance and key resources on the infant formula shortage to assist Ohio’s families and community partners in navigating this crisis.

July 14, 2022 | Ohio

Child Health

Stand with Us on the Side of Children: 2021 Impact Report

Through your support, CDF-Ohio successfully fought on the side of Ohio’s children in 2021, holding firm to our values of hope, courage, integrity, and justice.

January 7, 2022 | Ohio

Child Nutrition

Without another Relief Bill from Congress, a Growing Number of Families Cannot Afford to Put Food on the Table

October 28, 2020 | Ohio