Author: FAKH Communications
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REALTOR® Association of Southern Kentucky and FAKH again host 3-day food drive and fundraising event to feed Southern Kentucky neighbors
Now in its 10th year, this event has raised funds for more than 3 million servings of food Bowling Green, Ky. – Together in partnership with Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland (FAKH), the REALTOR® Association of Southern Kentucky is again hosting a fundraising event to bring awareness and fight hunger in southern Kentucky. Now in its…
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FAKH’s Essential Workers keeping food moving during the Pandemic
Gordon Burba, left, and Glenn Williams Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland is comprised of several staff members who work hard to ensure we are providing food to the people in our service area facing hunger. That involves many avenues of support, but not the least of which are the drivers and distributors who bring the food…
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Join the Fight Against Hunger: Virtual Food Drives and KY Gives Day 2021
Here at Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland, our time is spent procuring food and distributing it to those in our 42-county service area facing hunger. That involves quite a bit of strategic decisions, planning and coordination to ensure we are doing our best to tackle the ever-increasing needs of the food insecure. And it involves you…
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Resilience in Action: FAKH responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic
What a month it has been. Through ice storms and snowstorms, delays and closures, we continue to distribute food to people facing hunger in our 42 counties. This perseverance is a fitting metaphor for our work in the year since the COVID-19 pandemic began – a year that has tested our strength, fortitude, and everything…
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How FAKH and our Agency Partners combat hunger during COVID-19
As we and our more than 230 partner agencies host food distributions in our 42-county service area, we make it a point to talk to people, to gather the stories of those we serve because it is in those stories that we see the true face of hunger. We hear from the man who cries…
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FAKH participates in MLK Day of Service
Event included special food distributions, volunteer opportunities In a concerted effort to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland (FAKH) participated in MLK Day of Service. Now in its 26th year, MLK Day of Service encourages all Americans to improve communities through volunteer service. FAKH participated by holding special food distributions…
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Start the New Year Right – Support FAKH’s Mission in 2021
It’s a brand new year, and at Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland we are looking ahead to the future – a future where no one in our service area goes to bed hungry. And we want to take this time to thank you for doing your part to fight hunger. Because of your generosity we were…
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25K pounds of food donated to southern KY families through Realtors® Hope for Hunger, FAKH event
Through the combined efforts of REALTORS® Hope for Hunger and Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland (FAKH), a total of 25,983 pounds of food have been distributed to families in need in southern Kentucky. Now in its ninth year, the REALTORS® Hope for Hunger, led by members of REALTOR® Association of Southern Kentucky, collects money to purchase…
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Join FAKH for MLK Day of Service 2020 and be a part of a nationwide movement!
We’re looking for groups of 4, 6 and 10 people to celebrate MLK Day of Service by volunteering with us to pack Senior Boxes and BackPack Program bags for those dealing with food insecurity. Join us for a “day on, not a day off.” Available volunteer slots include: To follow COVID-19 guidelines, all volunteers must…
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HCPL, FAKH partner to distribute unused magazines to Hardin County residents
Periodicals will be handed out at food distribution agencies, mobile food pantries Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland (FAKH) has partnered with Hardin County Public Library (HCPL) to distribute unused magazines to Hardin County residents served by FAKH. Magazines were left unused because of COVID-19 restrictions at the library. “We want to do our part to help…
