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County partners with Shared Harvest Foodbank to feed hungry
Press release from Butler County Job and Family Services:
The Butler County Department of Job & Family Services (JFS) is collaborating with Shared Harvest Foodbank to make it easier for individuals who are in need of food assistance.
Shared Harvest outreach workers routinely visit local food pantries that offer individuals immediate food assistance. Through a partnership with JFS, they help people electronically file applications for benefits through the Ohio Benefit Bank Program. Benefits include food stamps, Medicaid and cash assistance as well as state and federal tax filing. Shared Harvest outreach workers also make home visits for people who are unable to leave their homes.
“Our partnership with Shared Harvest allows us to reach individuals in need that would normally have trouble making it to our office to apply for benefits. The program makes it much easier for people to apply for assistance since they can file an application at the food pantry,” said JFS Assistant Director Jerome Kearns.
Each month, Shared Harvest has three outreach workers who make visits to these food pantries:
Open Door Food Pantry
- Address: 800 S. Front Street, Hamilton, OH 45011
- Phone Number: 513-868-3276
Oxford/Talawanda Community Service Center
- Address: 5445 College Corner Pike, Oxford, OH 45056
- Phone Number: 513-523-5859
Tri-County Assembly of God
- Address: 7350 Dixie Highway, Fairfield, OH 45014
- Phone Number: 513-874-8575
Lighthouse Food Pantry
- Address: 626 Ridgelawn Avenue, Hamilton, OH 45013
- Phone Number: 513-867-9463
Anyone wishing to apply for assistance at one of the food pantries or to have someone visit them at their home, should contact Shared Harvest at 1-800-352-3663 and leave a message for SNAP Outreach. If individuals need more information about the benefits offered by JFS, they can contact the department at 513-887-5600.
Butler County JFS works with the citizens of Butler County and its partner organizations to create opportunities for self-sufficiency and to provide a safety net to families in need. By providing transitional benefits, skill-building opportunities, and help in getting and keeping jobs, the agency strives to assist families in poverty.
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