Ohioans receiving food stamps fell by almost 94K residents since July 2025. Almost half, 48K, were children.
Those declines cannot be explained by an improvement in people’s economic well-being.
Food insecurity worsens physical and mental health.
This will not make America healthy again.
Emily Miller MD MS FAAP
In the 12 states with available data, the number of children receiving food stamps has fallen by more than 700,000 since the "One Big Beautiful Bill" passed last July
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While cutting SNAP eligibility for children was not a stated target of H.R. 1’s proponents, the cost shift and access barriers are resulting in serious losses of food assistance for low-income childre...