Tag: Backpack Program
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Join Us for the Give a Day for Hunger Event: Fighting Hunger in Central Kentucky
February 28, 2017 – We are excited to partner with United Way of Central Kentucky, Health South Regional Lakeview Hospital, St. James School Regional students, and other community members again this spring for our Give a Day for Hunger event. The purpose of this event is to fill bags full of food for children living in poverty across Central Kentucky…
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Thank You Volunteers: FAKH reflects on 2016 Achievements in Fighting Hunger
Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland (FAKH) would like to pass along a special THANK YOU to everyone who volunteered with us during 2016. Your efforts to help us fight hunger made a tremendous difference in the lives of thousands of struggling Kentuckians throughout our region! For those who are not familiar with FAKH, we are a…
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“Brush Away Hunger and Tooth Decay” Drive Collects over 8,000 Toothbrushes for BackPack Program
2016 – Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland (FAKH) and Lincoln Trail District Health Department (LTDHD) partnered for a toothbrush drive aimed at improving the dental hygiene of children participating in the BackPack Program. “An assessment of the state’s dental health found that half of Kentucky’s children had decay in their primary teeth, more than twice the…
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Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland and Lincoln Trail District Health Department Partner to “Brush Away Hunger and Tooth Decay”
In our area, one in four children are at risk for hunger. In an effort to “Brush Away Hunger and Tooth Decay”, FAKH, LTDHD, and other local organizations are working together to collect individually wrapped, child sized toothbrushes that will be distributed to students across the area through the BackPack Program. This program provides food…