FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Advocates fighting hunger across Kentucky, representatives of food banks, elected officials, and others gathered at the State Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday to observe Hunger Free Kentucky
Feeding Kentucky, an organization dedicated to increasing the quality, variety and nutritional value of food available to feed hungry people in Kentucky, hosted a virtual rally Thursday marking Hunger Free Kentucky Day.
The guest speaker for the event was Alisha Mays of Lexington, who grew up in Richmond, Kentucky, and is a food anthropologist pursuing her PhD in anthropology at the University of Kentucky.
Mays said her history of food insecurity began from birth.
âMy food story begins on Jan. 7, 1991, in Richmond, Kentucky,â she said. âI was born to an undernourished 15-year-old woman. My first meal, Enfamil, made me sick. That was the first time Mom worried about her children eating.
By TOM LATEK
Kentucky Today Jan 30, 2021
Jan 30, 2021
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) - Food insecurity in Kentucky has grown worse since the COVID-19 pandemic, making the job of foodbanks even more difficult.
During a Hunger Free Kentucky Day rally on Thursday, which was held virtually, Katrina Thompson, executive Director of Feeding Kentucky, said, âFood insecurity has increased by 40%, at least, because of the pandemic. That means one in five Kentucky adults, and more than one in four Kentucky children, are now considered food insecure.â
State Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles praised the organization for its efforts during the trying times cause by the coronavirus. âI am confident that had it not been for Feeding Kentucky and the infrastructure that you already have around the state, things would have been worse.â