Lexington, KY. - Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, Lexington school and food bank officials encouraged people to donate to local food banks and feeding sites Friday, one day before the nation’s largest nutritional assistance program runs out of month.

Louisville, Ky. - About 600,000 Kentuckians — roughly 13% of the commonwealth’s population — are grappling with the question of where their next meal will come from, state and local leaders said at a Tuesday morning press conference in Louisville.

If Kentucky relied on its food banks alone, our feeding ecosystem would collapse in a week. That’s not hyperbole, it’s simple math.

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Feeding Kentucky proudly celebrates 10 years of partnership with No Kid Hungry Kentucky, a national campaign led by Share Our Strength.

The $5 million from Kentucky’s “rainy day fund” that Gov. Andy Beshear gave to food pantries on Friday is headed to distribution centers with one directive: buy food and give it away quickly.

FRANKFORT, KY. - In response to the ongoing federal government shutdown, Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell has coordinated a statewide effort to help ensure Kentuckians continue to have access to food and support during this critical time.

HART COUNTY, Ky. Hunger continues to persist across the commonwealth. More than 16% of Kentucky’s population still struggles to buy meals to feed themselves and their families as of 2023, according to Feeding America.

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.

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

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.