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This week on "The State of Ohio": State lawmakers consider what they can do in the wake of the horrible and yet miraculous escape story out of Cleveland involving three women held prisoner in a house for a decade. New data shows more than half of all violent crimes are committed by a very small numbers of offenders. Lawmakers are now working to target that tiny group. And more thoughts on legislation that would dramatically change rules on unions in Ohio.
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| Hunger agencies say they're starving for resources, and some fear they might close completely. |
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By Karen Kasler - June 8, 2006 |
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Food pantries and soup kitchens say their resources have been stretched very thin in recent years. And some responded in a national survey that they fear they may have to close their doors completely. Thirty-one thousand agencies nationwide were surveyed by America's Second Harvest. More than 70% of pantries and 65% of kitchens said they're afraid they may be on the brink of closing down. Lisa Hamlar-Fugitt is the executive director of the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Food Banks, and she says that includes faith-based organizations, which have been getting big state grants recently.
Though hunger agencies received an infusion of more than a million dollars in federal aid last month, advocates say they need $14 million to deal with emergency food demands. |
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Lisa Hamlar-Fugitt (:15) 
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Lisa Hamlar-Fugitt (:19)
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