Author: FAKH Communications
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County Spotlight: Edmonson County
April 25, 2017 – Edmonson County, Kentucky was formed in 1825 from land given by neighboring Barren, Hart, and Warren counties. The 308 square miles of land and water were named for Captain John Edmonson, an American Revolutionary War veteran1. However, Captain Edmonson was soon overshadowed by something hidden from plain sight, Mammoth Cave. As…
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KY Gives Day Raises Over $8,000 for FAKH
On April 18th, Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland participated in the fifth annual KY Gives Day. This event, hosted by the Kentucky Nonprofit Network, is a 24-hour online giving campaign to benefit nonprofits across the state. This year’s campaign brought together 32 individual donors who contributed $4,022 to our organization to help our most vulnerable children. This tremendous response…
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Not All Food is Created Equal
The average grocery store in the United States has over 38,000 items to choose from. But having a lot of choices doesn’t always make things easier. As the late President JFK said, “To whom much is given, much is required.” This overwhelming number of food items can make it hard for anyone to come home…
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FAKH Participating in 2017 KY Gives Day
For the fourth year in a row, Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland will be participating in Kentucky Gives Day, a 24-hour online giving campaign to benefit nonprofits across the state. This year’s even will begin at midnight (EST) on April 18th and run through 11:59 p.m. Once again, every donation we receive will be used to support the BACKPACK PROGRAM…
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Help Fight Child Hunger One Bag at a Time
Due to the lack of resources many of their families face, these children often rely on the meals they are able to get at school for most of their nutritional needs.Unfortunately, when these meals aren’t available their families struggle to provide the food necessary for an active, healthy life. Through this program, children who are…
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County Spotlight: Ballard County
Ballard County is one of the 42 counties served by our organization. According to a Feeding America study, approximately 1 in 7 people living in Ballard County (14.5%) are food-insecure. This means that while they might not be going completely without food, they don’t always know when or where that food will come from. To…
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Fighting More Than Just Hunger
Between last month being National Heart Awareness Month and March being National Nutrition Month, there has been even more focus placed on the health of our society lately. As you may or may not realize, most of the health issues plaguing our country aren’t caused by one single factor. Obesity is not just caused by…
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Spring 2017 Give a Day for Hunger Event Numbers