Ohio's food banks are requesting $25 million in extra funding from the state of Ohio and Gov. Mike DeWine in order to meet surging demand for their services. As unemployment claims and layoffs are skyrocketing as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, so is the need for food banks, the Ohio Association of Foodbanks said Friday morning. In Columbus alone, the Mid-Ohio Foodbank said it has experienced a 14% increase in the pounds of food it is distributing from March 23 to present, compared with the…

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