Need for help surges at Kentucky food pantries as coronavirus saps jobs
Workplaces across the state are closing as a way to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. As a result, the need for food in Kentucky is rising.
Kentucky Legal Food Frenzy extended through April 3 to address regional food banks’ increased need
“We have an obligation to ensure that all Kentuckians … have sufficient access to nutritious food.” Attorney General Daniel Cameron
Struggling families need support, not stigma
Many Kentuckians are a lost job, a sick baby or a car accident away from needing help. SNAP helps people get the food they need.
Attorney General Cameron Kicks Off Legal Food Frenzy
Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced today the launch of the 2020 Legal Food Frenzy, a statewide competition that challenges Kentucky’s legal community to raise resources for hunger relief.
Kentucky ranks fifth on annual School Breakfast Scorecard
For the second year in a row, Kentucky has ranked fifth on the Food Research & Action Center’s (FRAC) School Breakfast Scorecard.
Kentucky needs a safety net that works for us, not against us
LOUISVILLE — Many Kentuckians are simply a lost job, new baby, accident or illness away from qualifying for Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), and Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (K-TAP) — “safety net” programs that exist to catch us when we fall and sustain
Governor Supports Helping KY Farmers Get Produce to Food Banks
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear and groups that work to end hunger rally today in Frankfort, highlighting the fact that one in seven Kentuckians is considered “food insecure.”
State lawmakers come together to ‘Pack Bags 4 Bam’
FRANKFORT — A bipartisan group of Kentucky lawmakers joined forces Monday to pack more than 2,000 bags of food for Kentucky children at risk of hunger as a hat tip and encouragement to ailing House Majority Leader John “Bam” Carney.
Lawmakers help distribute food to children facing hunger
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky lawmakers have pitched in to distribute food to children at risk of going hungry. Lawmakers from both parties formed assembly lines Monday to put pasta, canned vegetables, pudding cups, juice boxes, and other food into bags. Feeding Kentucky organized the event. Executive Director Tamara Sandberg says the goal is to distribute
Kentucky ‘Farms to Food Banks’ Adds More Varieties and Frozen Produce
Kentucky’s Farms to Food Banks program increased the types of produce purchased from farmers in 2019. It also began a new project to freeze some items that were sent along to food banks.