COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Wednesday that the state is pressing forward with a $25 million emergency plan to cushion the blow of suspended federal SNAP benefits during the ongoing government shutdown, with millions already flowing to food banks and low-income families.The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) confirmed it is still reviewing new USDA guidance on possible partial November SNAP payments, but stressed that—absent an immediate shutdown resolution—benefits will not arrive this week.“Ohio will not wait for Washington,” DeWine said. “We are acting now to make sure no family goes hungry.”$7 Million to Regional Food BanksODJFS has transferred $7 million to Ohio’s 12 regional food banks, allocated by each bank’s share of the state’s SNAP caseloa

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