Governor Stops By The Lunch Club (This Week Community News) - June 28, 2012

News article about Governor Kasich's visit to Westerville Area Kids Lunch Club.


More Aid For Hungry Sought (The Columbus Dispatch) - June 23, 2012

News article about Governor Kasich providing resources and looking for more to help feed hungry children.


Kasich Executive Order Helps Boost Food Security and Prevent Low Birth Weights

Governor John R. Kasich signed Executive Order 2012-08K to authorize the Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives to support efforts that provide essential nutrition support to low-income children during the summer while they are away from access to the free or reduced-price meals they would normally receive at their schools.  The governor's executive order also boosts support services to at-risk mothers to help them deliver healthy, normal-weight babies.

Details of the efforts include:

• Up to $1 million to assist the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks, increasing the amounts of food for at-risk children in the summer months;
• Up to $50,000 for case management services to assist Moms2B!, a Columbus-based organization that works with at-risk pregnant women to help receive the resources they need to deliver healthy, normal-weight babies;
• Up to $10,000 to assist Grace Missionary Baptist Church in Columbus to open a choice food pantry to assist local needy families.

 An advocate of healthy nutrition and lifestyle choices, avid runner and former health care executive, First Lady Karen Waldbillig Kasich reiterated the importance of preventing hunger and malnutrition in children and helping ensure babies are born healthy and of normal weight.

"In addition to helping pregnant women in need, these resources will provide 600,000 weekend meals for hungry children this summer.  Preventing hunger and malnutrition in children allows kids do what they do best - be kids - and supports them in becoming healthy adults," Mrs. Kasich said.  "Each of these programs aims to prevent Ohio's children from experiencing potentially serious health, learning and societal problems later in life by providing them the healthy start they deserve."

Executive Order 2012-08K can be viewed here.


National Day of Prayer Capitol Square Observance - Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 - 12:00 p.m.

 For more information regarding the event, visit the Ohio National Day of Prayer website by clicking HERE.
To see Governor Kasich and Lt. Governor Taylor's Day of Prayer Resolution, please click HERE.



Rev. Michael DeBose, Former State Representative and Past Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Advisory Board Chairman, Passes Away

It is with sadness that we share with you the news of the passing of former State Representative and Past Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Advisory Board Chairman Rev. Michael DeBose.  Rev. DeBose passed away this morning.  Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this difficult time.



Governor Kasich and GOFBCI Award $2 Million To Aid In Emergency Food - December 16, 2011

A $2 million boost from Gov. John Kasich will buy the state’s network of food banks another month of poultry, vegetables and other staples for struggling families.

Kasich signed an executive order on Wednesday directing the funding to the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks.  Read Article Here



Executive Order 2011-30K

Directing the Expenditure of TANF funds by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

In this Executive Order, Governor Kasich authorizes GOFBCI to give $1 million to After-School All-Stars; $2 million to the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbank to aid in Emergency Food; and the remainder of the TANF money to be used to provide support to programs or organizations that promote the mission of GOFBCI.