What you should know
The most recent study of the scope and impact of hunger in the central and eastern Ohio region was conducted in 2005 by Feeding America. Mid-Ohio Foodbank was one of 150 food banks to assist with the study.* And what we learned about hunger in our community was truly eye opening.
The full report | download
* Battelle sponsored Mid-Ohio Foodbank’s part of the study in central and eastern Ohio. Their $25,000 sponsorship covered expenses including participation fees, personnel costs, and the publication of our findings.
USx8
Because of food donations and our bulk purchasing power, a $5 donation (the price of a burrito, latte or movie ticket) really equals $40 worth of food! USx8 is a movement to create awareness among a generation strapped for cash that even giving a little goes a long, long way.
Help spread the word! Print your own USx8 posters.
Our publications
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NEWSFEED Spring Newsletter | 
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2008 Annual Report | download
2006 Impossible Math hunger study | download
Recommended
Check out these resources for a fuller picture on hunger.
It Was a Wonderful Life, 2004
Documentary about homeless women, once secure in their middle-class status, who through divorce, misfortune, or circumstances were reduced to living on the street.
The Working Poor: Invisible in America, David Shipler
An honest look at a class of working Americans living just steps away from poverty.
The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls
In this memoir, freelance writer Jeannette Walls chronicles her experience growing up in a homeless family.
Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich
A groundbreaking study of the American working poor.