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We work collectively to create a hunger-free Kentucky.
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All people in Kentucky have access to enough food to thrive.
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Hunger Action Month kicks off in Kentucky with focus on food insecurity
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Feeding Kentucky officially kicked off Hunger Action Month on Tuesday at God’s Pantry Food Bank, highlighting the need to address food insecurity across the state.
Feeding Kentucky puts healthy-but-imperfect produce on the plates of people in need
In LaRue County in central Kentucky, a third-generation farmer is transferring ripe tomatoes from vine to box to truck.
Some of the tomatoes have blemishes and would not be a shopper’s first choice at the supermarket. But they are 90% perfect, edible and healthy, and these boxes are headed into the hands—and bellies—of people in need.
SNAP cuts set to strain KY budget, may impact schools
Kentucky faces deep cuts to a key food support program with the passage of the budget reconciliation bill.
It is estimated the new budget will kick millions off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, and shift food and administrative costs onto states.