Tag: Childhood Hunger
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New Map the Meal Gap Report shows nearly 55,000 children in FAKH region face food insecurity
In this year’s report, there is a notable escalation in childhood food insecurity in FAKH’s service region compared to previous years. In the FAKH service area, last year’s study identified four counties with childhood food insecurity rates exceeding 20%. However, this year, a staggering 36 counties within FAKH’s service area report childhood food insecurity rates…
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REALTOR® Association of Southern Kentucky and Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland Tackle Rising Food Insecurity in Southern Kentucky
April 20, 2024 – REALTOR® Association of Southern Kentucky (RASK) and Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland (FAKH), have once again joined forces to combat hunger. Now in its 13th year, the REALTORS® Hope for Hunger event collected an impressive 520,890 servings of food which were distributed to school resource centers in seven local counties to feed…
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The Washington Co. School Pantry & FAKH – Feeding Kids for the future
In Washington County something special is happening within the walls of the local school district. During the 2023-2024 school year, six school districts across our service area – Allen, Caldwell, Caverna, Logan, Russell and Washington – partnered with Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland (FAKH) to establish on-campus food pantries for pre-k through 12th grade students and…
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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…