COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Food banks and pantries are the front lines of defense against hunger, often working hand-in-hand with food stamps. Governor Ted Strickland maintained the current level of funding for food banks in his two-year budget proposal. But food-bank advocates say it won't feed the increase in demand for this most basic of needs as the economy worsens.
The Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks asked for $34 million. Strickland put $17 million for food banks in his budget plan. In the fourth quarter of 2008, Ohioans made more than 1.8 million visits to the 12 food pantries that are part of the food banks association - an increase of about 25 percent over the last three months of 2007.
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