Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland hosted a Hunger Action Day event Friday at the Radcliff City Hall parking lot to promote the organization’s mission during Hunger Action Month and to distribute food items to community neighbors.
Feeding America says more than 139,000 Kentuckians in the organization’s 42-county region are facing hunger, and FAKH Executive Director Jamie Sizemore said the struggle may be closer to home than you think.
“Food insecurity is really a hidden issue, and so we need to make sure we’re taking care of that senior, or working families, and we need to be there for our neighbors facing hunger when they need us most,” Sizemore said.
The organization is aiming to provide one million meals to area families and seniors by December 31. Sizemore said Hunger Action Month is an opportunity to highlight the three ways anybody can help Feeding America’s mission.
The first is to volunteer.
“We ask people to volunteer at your local agency partners, soup kitchens, or come to our facility and volunteer to pack backpack bags or senior boxes for the seniors,” Sizemore said.
The second is to advocate.
“For every meal that SNAP provides, which is nine meals, the charitable food system provides one,” Sizemore said. “If SNAP decreases. All of that comes back on the charitable food system, so we’re in this together, and we remind legislators how important that is, that they do their part.”
The third is to donate.
“For every dollar that is donated to Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland, we’re able to take that and acquire enough food for eight meals,” Sizemore said.
More information can be found on Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland’s Facebook page.
