Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland is closing in on the deadline for their One Million Meals Challenge.
“Our goal is by December 31 to provide 1,000,000 meals to our neighbors facing hunger here in Kentucky’s heartland,” said FAKH Marketing and Communications Manager Kaitlyn Jackson. “We are currently at 64 percent of the goal, so right now we’re a little over 600,000 meals that will be provided with the donations we have been given by amazing members of our community and corporations here in our local community.”
At a time where need is higher than it was during the COVID-19 pandemic, support for organizations like Feeding America can prove critical.
“Our recent study actually shows that from the prior year food insecurity for adults and for children has increased by at least 30 percent, so we’re just trying to, as the holiday season is here, as winter is cold people are having more expenses for their utilities, their grocery bills, trying to provide for their families, that we can take one worry off of their plate and provide a meal to them,” Jackson said.
Jackson says for every dollar donated to FAKH, the organization is able to purchase eight meals. As the year and the challenge wind down, your dollar can have an extra impact this holiday season.
“Even a little bit helps, so currently we have a $20,000 match from the Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland board of directors and from Atmos Energy, who is one of our amazing partners,” Jackson said. “Any donation between now and the end of the year up to $20,000 will be matched.”
Visit Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland online or call the office to learn more about how to donate.
