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Ohio Ranks 11th For Food Insecurity

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published September 6, 2012 at 9:40 AM EDT

A new report shows one in six Ohioans worry about going hungry.Lisa Hamler-Fugitt of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks says the report ranks Ohio 11th for food insecurity, meaning people don't have enough to eat and worry about how they will feed themselves and their families. Hamler-Fugitt says the report shows the need for stronger federal nutrition programs. 
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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