More families mean we need more product on our shelves. More:‘Uncharted waters.’ DeWine, state must rescue Ohioans battling hunger, inflation| Our View These numbers are higher than what we saw at the height of the pandemic, as families are pushed to the brink by rising costs each month. Of those, about 100 are new families who have never needed our services before.
I see the effects firsthand at HEART where we’re serving more than 1,200 families every week. Our families work hard-many hold more than one job-but they are still forced to make tough choices.
Families are struggling to put food on the table as the costs of groceries, energy, and housing continue to rise. The need for food assistance in Central Ohio is at unprecedented levels. Our work, and that of other hunger relief organizations, has never been more important as families across Ohio continue to struggle with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, all while facing the highest inflation rates in more than 40 years. More:Biology: Have we learned the lessons of COVID-19? Doubtful. Cheryl Wooten is the executive director of HEART, a nonprofit hunger relief organization in Reynoldsburg.įor nearly three years, I’ve served as the executive director of HEART in Reynoldsburg.Īt no point in my tenure has the need been greater among our customers than it is now.Īt HEART- Helping Eastside and Reynoldsburg Thrive-our mission is to nourish our hungry neighbors with healthy, nutritious food today and connect them to life-building resources for tomorrow so they can flourish for a lifetime.
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