Food assistance Archives

Col Owens: It’s time for honest conversation about work and wages, and their affect on our society

February 11, 2023February 10, 20233

We need an honest dialogue about work and wages in our political discourse. It’s time to lay out the facts…

March 19, 2022March 18, 20220

By Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky’s mission is to address the unmet health needs…

January 30, 2022January 29, 20224

The past two years have been hard on Kentuckians. In April 2020, nearly 1 in 7 lost their job and…

July 30, 2021July 30, 20210

Master Provisions has announced a $9,792 grant award from Duke Energy Foundation for COVID-19 recovery. The Funding will cover increased…

September 15, 2020September 14, 20200

The City of Covington is looking for help spending $100,000 on food for residents affected by COVID-19. Recognizing that the…

March 19, 2020March 18, 20201

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) has streamlined the process of ensuring that food insecure Kentuckians can receive food through…

September 17, 2019September 16, 20190

By Rae Strobel and Adam Barr Barr Farms As farmers who raise high quality fresh, organic vegetables, we want anyone…

January 25, 2019January 24, 20190

As decision-makers go after the very assistance that hundreds of thousands of low-income Kentuckians use to help make ends meet,…

September 23, 2018September 22, 20180

By Dustin Pugel Policy Analyst, Kentucky Center for Economic Policy One in seven Kentuckians has food on their table in…

May 7, 2018May 7, 20180

One in seven Kentuckians has food on their table in part thanks to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The…