USDA grants waiver to allow schools to serve students off-site meals; will address food insecurity
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
More than 24 percent of all children in Kentucky lived in households that couldn’t always afford enough food from 2016-2018,…
Dustin Pugel: Be thankful for SNAP’s role in the state, as food brings us together this Thanksgiving
Food brings us together and creates the conditions to be healthy and happy. As we give thanks this season, let’s…
GO Pantry: Collecting massive amounts of food for hungry children as schools close for summer
A massive undertaking by GO Panty will provide boxes and boxes of food for kids in need this summer. Already…
New reports show food insecurity among adults in Kentucky is among the highest in nation
As part of Older Americans Month, Feeding Kentucky and God’s Pantry Food Bank released the Hunger Among Adults Age 50-59…
Ag Commissioner Quarles opens new front on hunger in Kentucky: summer meals for children
Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles unveiled an initiative that will open a new front on combating food insecurity: summer meals for…
Food insecurity in the region: Health survey shows sobering 2 in 10 are hungry or close to hunger
More than 2 in 10 adults in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky (24 percent) have experienced food insecurity in the…
Ryan Quarles: Our ultimate goal is to raise awareness of the hunger problem in Kentucky; rally in Frankfort
The Kentucky Hunger Initiative got off to a great start in 2016. We convened the Hunger Task Force, a group…
KY Agriculture Commissioner Quarles convenes Hunger Task Force to address food insecurity
The Kentucky Hunger Task Force reviewed the findings of the 10 regional meetings held earlier this year and mapped out…
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