Jodi Hess drove her Head Start van through the Upper Valley Medical Center parking lot in Troy on Tuesday and received 18 food boxes to give to the three families she works with.

In all, researchers found, SNAP benefits already fall short in 99% of U.S. counties. OHIO, USA — This article originally appeared in the Ohio Capital Journal .

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