Elder Refugees In Kentucky At Risk for Hunger
Food insecurity is a reality for one in 10 residents age 60 and older. Elder refugees in Kentucky face an even higher risk of hunger due to language barriers and lack of transportation.
Food insecurity is a reality for one in 10 residents age 60 and older. Elder refugees in Kentucky face an even higher risk of hunger due to language barriers and lack of transportation.
Today is the sixth annual “Hunger Free Kentucky Day,” when state leaders rally the public to fight hunger. Research says one in six people and one in five kids in the Bluegrass State are considered food insecure – that means about 700,000 Kentuckians, including 200,000 children, don’t consistently have enough
Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles, Attorney General Andy Beshear, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, Auditor Mike Harmon and Treasurer Allison Ball spent the morning at the Capitol Rotunda Wednesday rallying Kentuckians to join the fight against hunger.
Wherever you fall on the political spectrum, surely it is safe to assume that you aren’t blaming the 800,000 federal employees or their families for the dire financial situation many find themselves in thanks to the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history.