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As the coronavirus spreads, people are being urged to prepare by stocking up on food and supplies, checking to see if they can work from home if schools and workplaces are shut down, and staying home if they鈥檙e sick. But these aren鈥檛 options for many people in Ohio.

Lisa Hamler-Fugitt with the Ohio Association of Foodbanks said it鈥檚 estimated more than half of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.

鈥淪o the idea that they could stockpile two weeks鈥� worth of food that they would need to feed themselves and their families is just unheard of," Hamler-Fugitt said. "And in fact now鈥檚 the time to really be having a broader conversation about how we are going to respond, when in fact one in three jobs don鈥檛 pay enough to have a savings [account]."

And , pay less than $34,000 a year.

Susan Smith with the Poor People鈥檚 Campaign in Columbus said those in service jobs can鈥檛 work from home, and if they don鈥檛 go to work because of coronavirus they don鈥檛 get paid.

鈥淚f it becomes a pandemic, I think a lot of people will have their eyes opened as to the condition of a vast number of people in our country who are living below the poverty line," Smith said.

And if schools are shut down, not only might parents be risking jobs to stay home with their kids, but those families who rely on free or reduced price breakfast and lunch won鈥檛 get them.

Hamler-Fugitt said there is a provision in the SNAP program that can provide people with extra food stamp benefits to replace school-based meals in emergencies, but that鈥檚 up to the federal government and states.

鈥淥ur food banks have anywhere from a 15- to 30-day supply of food. So we are very concerned about what this means to the low-income families that we currently serve," Hamler-Fugitt said. "Add to that potentially millions more that will end up losing jobs and be without pay and the kind of stress or burden that鈥檚 going to put not only on them but also our system."

And , including more than 41,000 kids.

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