More Ohio Families Turn to Food Banks Amid Cost-of-Living Crisis

Alongside volunteers Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver AJ Green and his mother Dora Green packs donated goods at the Freestore Foodbank in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Jan. 23, 2020. Michael Hickey/Getty Images for Campbell's Chunky Soup

Food banks across Ohio have seen a surge in demand, with some running at double capacity amid increasing food insecurity prompted in part by an end to COVID-19 pandemic-era aid, according to experts.

The Mid-Ohio Food Collective, a food bank providing a free “grocery store experience” as well as nutritious meals to thousands of people is just one of many to see a surge in visitors amid a cost-of-living crisis.