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Opinion – Melissa McDonald: One in five KY kids face hunger, Congress should not make that worse

May 22, 2025May 21, 20250

In Kentucky more than 753,000 residents, or one-in-six, face hunger. They often don’t know where and when their next meal…

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Amazon employees volunteer at Freestore Foodbank to combat food insecurity — present $100k check

January 10, 2025January 13, 20250

Leaders and associates from Amazon’s CVG facilities volunteered at the Freestore Foodbank Thursday to help combat food insecurity in local communities. Amazon employees…

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Food Research and Action Center report shows more KY kids participating in meal programs

August 8, 2024August 7, 20240

By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service The number of Kentucky kids who ate free breakfast and lunch through Summer Nutrition…

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Opinion – Melissa McDonald: Kentucky must face the reality of hunger in our communities

July 2, 2024July 1, 20240

Kentucky’s silent crisis: food insecurity. The recently released 2024 Map the Meal Gap report (2022 data) exposes the harsh reality…

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Sedentary lifestyles, food insecurity drive increase in childhood diabetes among Kentucky kids

June 18, 2024June 18, 20240

By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Experts say sedentary lifestyles, food insecurity, and other factors are driving an increase in…

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Kentucky to provide around 450,000 meals to kids as part of federally-funded summer food program

June 14, 2024June 13, 20240

By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Now that the school year is done, Gov. Andy Beshear has announced Kentucky has been…

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Master Provisions celebrated successes (and they were plentiful) at annual Bridges to Blessings event

March 22, 2024March 22, 20240

Over 200 guests attended an evening of fellowship and fundraising for Master Provisions’ Bridges to Blessings event held recently at…

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GO Pantry forms fund partnership with Horizon Community Funds in effort to expand impact

June 4, 20230

GO Pantry has launched a new fund in partnership with Horizon Community Funds. This fund will help GO Pantry continue…

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World Food Day call to action: First Financial Bank holds food drive for food insecurity, healthy diets

October 10, 2022October 9, 20220

First Financial Bank will join the global call to action for World Food Day 2022 by launching a local food…

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Life Learning Center receives a $101,000 Impact 100 grant for its Pillars Cafe transformation project

September 29, 2022September 28, 20220

Life Learning Center (LLC) was recognized as one of four 2022 Impact 100 Grant Recipients and received a $101,000 award…

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Michael Davidson: Food insecurity isn’t just a health concern, it’s also a matter of national security

May 22, 2022May 21, 20220

The world is an insecure place. Even as we continue — and hopefully finish — a fight against a global…

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Kentucky farmers help combat rising food insecurity with Farm to Food Banks, providing fresh produce

January 29, 2022January 28, 20220

By Nadia Ramlagen Public News Service More than 300 Kentucky farmers participated in the state’s Farms to Food Banks program…

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Former UK basketball star Ramel Bradley’s lifelong legacy fighting food insecurity, loves AppHarvest

January 15, 2022January 14, 20220

By Aimee Nielson University Of Kentucky When Ramel ‘Smooth’ Bradley (’08) was growing up in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of…

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Kentucky by Heart: Woodford County’s Spark Community Cafe on mission to provide food for all

May 18, 2021May 17, 20210

By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Down on the corner of Main and Green Streets, in downtown Versailles, former high school…

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Kentucky’s Farms to Food Banks program a lifeline for many pandemic increases food insecurity

February 9, 2021February 8, 20210

By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service As the food-insecurity crisis continues, Kentucky growers are stepping in to fill the void….

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Edward Tonini: Communities battle urgent problem worsened by pandemic — healthy food access

September 8, 2020September 6, 20200

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our nation in unprecedented and profound ways. Our nation’s vulnerable children are particularly compromised. Within…

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Dr. Scottie Day: Reopening schools safely requires careful planning — here are guidelines to consider

July 22, 2020July 21, 20201

As we continue into unchartered waters during the coronavirus pandemic, reopening schools safely requires careful planning. Many schools are overcrowded…

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Food insecure in Kentucky? Not if UK Cooperative Extension has a say in the battle against hunger

July 19, 2020July 18, 20200

By Carol Lea Spence University of Kentucky As the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the state, sickening people, shuttering businesses, closing…

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Study reveals children in Central, Eastern Kentucky more likely to face hunger than overall population

June 6, 2020June 5, 20200

God’s Pantry Food Bank announced the release of Map the Meal Gap 2020, the latest report by Feeding America on…

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GCF, United Way and partners are activating a COVID-19 Regional Response Fund to address critical needs

March 20, 2020March 19, 20200

In response to the rapidly evolving coronavirus pandemic, Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) and United Way of Greater Cincinnati, in partnership…

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USDA grants waiver to allow schools to serve students off-site meals; will address food insecurity

March 16, 2020March 15, 20200

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) received notification from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that it has received approval…

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New report finds that more than 10 percent of working adults in Kentucky lack sufficient food

December 9, 2019December 8, 20190

More than 24 percent of all children in Kentucky lived in households that couldn’t always afford enough food from 2016-2018,…

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