In this special episode of Just a Bite, we celebrate Hunger Action Month with a heartfelt conversation between Joree Novotny, Executive Director of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks, and Julie Chase Moorfield, President and CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio and Board Chair for OAF. Julie reflects on her 25 years in food banking, with a focus on her 20-year tenure at Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio. She shares insights into the significant changes in food banking over the decades, including growth in staff, distribution volume, and expanded community services.

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Ohio Association of Foodbanks is a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization without party affiliation or bias. We are Ohio’s largest charitable response to hunger and our mission is to assist Ohio’s 12 Feeding America foodbanks in providing food and other resources to people in need and to pursue areas of common interest for the benefit of people in need.