Ohio will kick in to $25 million for food assistance to families whose benefits in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, might be affected by the federal government shutdown.

Gov. Mike DeWine has signed an executive order directing the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services to give $7 million to food banks. It also orders up to $18 million in emergency relief benefits, doubling the monthly benefit for more than 63,000 Ohioans, including over 57,000 children. The funds will go to those in the Ohio Works First program, which provides assistance for people at or below 50% of the federal poverty level who have children.

The order also said that for the month of November, they'll receive a weekly benefit that amounts to a quarter of what they would get

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