Tag: agency partner
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Agency Spotlight: Double Springs Manor
July 13, 2017 – Double Springs Manor in Bowling Green, KY is just one of the partner agencies we work with in Warren County to ensure that the needs of local senior citizens are met. Each month the staff distribute boxes of food to 100 of their tenants. These boxes are part of the Commodity and…
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County Spotlight: Washington County
June 27, 2017 – Despite being just 301 square miles, Washington County, Kentucky has been home to many “firsts” throughout the years: It was the first county established in Kentucky; It was the first place where Jacob Beam, founder of Jim Beam, sold a barrel of whiskey1; And It was home to the first Dollar…
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Agency Spotlight: Monroe County Community OutReach
June 7, 2017 – Those who struggle with hunger often face other issues related to poverty with which they also need assistance. One of our partner agencies in the Tompkinsville area – Monroe County Community OutReach, Inc. – goes well beyond just providing much needed food. They also run a 12-bed emergency homeless shelter, a…
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County Spotlight: Marshall County
May 24, 2017 – Marshall County, Kentucky has been the birthplace of several people of note since it was founded nearly 175 years ago1. Joe Creason, a journalist who wrote columns documenting the lives of everyday Kentuckians for The Courier-Journal, was born in Benton2, 3. Robert Grubbs, a 2005 recipient of the Nobel Prize in…
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Agency Spotlight: Springhaven, Inc.
May 10, 2017 – Many of the partner agencies we work with across our region provide many different kinds of support to those in their local communities. Springhaven, Inc. in Elizabethtown is just one agency that is working hard to provide more than just food to those they serve. Springhaven is a domestic violence program…
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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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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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Ohio County Food Pantry: Providing Hope and Nourishment to Over 1,000 People Monthly
March 7, 2017 – Each month the Ohio County Food Pantry provides hope to over 1,000 people. As one of our three partner agencies in Ohio County, they provide food assistance to families, seniors, and children who are struggling to meet their own needs. This assistance allows those they serve to breathe just a little…