{"id":65,"date":"2024-04-10T19:44:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T19:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lssnetworkofhope.org\/foodpantries\/?page_id=65"},"modified":"2025-02-13T11:06:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T16:06:10","slug":"eligibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lssnetworkofhope.org\/foodpantries\/eligibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Eligibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"65\" class=\"elementor elementor-65\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66bd20ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66bd20ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f1e179f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f1e179f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57008aae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57008aae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e286610 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e286610\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd284f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fd284f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eligibility for Food<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6683bc4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6683bc4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Guidelines to determine eligibility for food pantry assistance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf13ae7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf13ae7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3525aba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3525aba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bef51ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bef51ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Ohio, income eligibility for assistance is determined by the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services. Any household living at 200% of the federal poverty level or less is eligible to visit the LSS Food Pantries. Zip code or neighborhood does not determine eligibility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ca301 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44ca301\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a08d13c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a08d13c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Income Guidelines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba86783 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba86783\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Income guidelines, based on family size, are updated annually by the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services. The links below go to documents with tables that show yearly gross income for each family size. If your household income is currently at or below the income listed for the number of people in your household, you are eligible to receive food.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8f6a48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8f6a48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lssnetworkofhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/JFS-04221.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eligibility Guidelines English<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lssnetworkofhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/JFS-04221-SPA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ODJFS04224 Eligibility Guidelines Spanish\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lssnetworkofhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/JFS-04221-SOM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ODJFS04224 Eligibility Guidelines Somali\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lssnetworkofhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/JFS-04221-RUS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ODJFS04224 Eligibility Guidelines Russian\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><em>Rev. 7\/2024\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af9df58 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af9df58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a29084 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a29084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Non-discrimination Statement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca9309b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca9309b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at <a href=\"tel:8008778339\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">(800) 877-8339<\/span><\/a>. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eligibility for Food Guidelines to determine eligibility for food pantry assistance. In Ohio, income eligibility for assistance is determined by the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services. 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