Sarah has a conversation with Kelsey Bergfeld and Sarah Hudacek from Advocates for Ohio’s Future (AOF) about their work around the allocation of American Rescue Plan Act discretionary funds and the need for the state to engage in a transparent process and solicit public input to allocate those funds. As a partner of AOF who is anticipating ever-growing need in our foodbank lines, AOF is supportive of our $183 million request for ARPA funds to address immediate needs and support strong recovery so that Ohio can continue to weather future crises.   Resources:   The Ohio Association of Foodbanks Request for ARPA Funds “Ohio foodbanks starting to go hungry,” by Marty Schladen, Ohio Capital Journal  “Org leaders: Health, food security should be top priority in ARPA spending,” by Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal State of Ohio: “Supremes Throw Out GOP Maps, COVID Effect on the Hungry,” hosted by Karen Kasler, Statehouse News Bureau “How States Can Best Use Federal Fiscal Recovery Funds: Lessons from State Choices So Far,” by Ed Lazere, Center on Budget & Policy Priorities Visit the Advocates for Ohio’s Future website for more information on the American Rescue Plan and their other work.  Connect with Advocates for Ohio’s Future on Facebook and Twitter.  Find your local foodbank to find help, volunteer, and donate here.      Enjoyed this episode? Please leave a review and subscribe to get episodes in your podcast feed as soon as we upload every other week!    Want more updates? Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn and take our latest hunger-fighting actions!   For a transcript of this episode, click here.   We are licensed to use the song, Goals and Dreams by Boomer, which is distributed and owned by PremiumBeat.  Ohio Associatio...