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Five Key Resources for the Government Shutdown

Due to the partial U.S. government shutdown, February SNAP benefits will be available on the EBT (Ohio Direction) card January 16, 2019. These are the February benefits that are being released early due to the government partial shutdown. To read more on this early release, go to https://www.fns.usda.gov/pressrelease/2019/000319. For SNAP questions or issues, contract the local Job & Family Services office by calling 1-866-886-3537 (choose option 6, then option 2). For information posted by the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services, go to http://jfs.ohio.gov/ or call 1-844-640-OHIO.
For questions or eligibility for unemployment benefits, go to https://unemployment.ohio.gov/PublicSelfServiceChoice.html.
If you find that you are struggling to purchase food or simply to make ends meet, feel free to reach out to us for food relief or guidance: https://www.midohiofoodbank.org/get-help/get-food/.
A variety of national resources were recently shared by USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/01/10/government-shutdown-freebies-deals-and-help-furloughed-workers/2523404002/.
Constituents of Congressional Representatives Balderson, Beatty and Stivers (who cover the majority of the 20 counties we serve) may call 1-833-876-0937 for assistance. The toll-free number will direct the caller to the correct Representative’s office. For those who live in another Congressional District, go to https://www.house.gov/representatives to find contact information for all Representatives.

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