As schools let out for summer, thousands of children in Central and Eastern Kentucky lose access to the free or reduced-price ...

The Summer EBT program gives eligible students a one-time benefit of $120 to purchase nutritious food throughout the summer.

Matt Lockett, R-Nicholasville, would ban snap purchases of junk food and other “accessory ... child murder plot in Kentucky ‘We deserve better’: Gun safety advocates demanding changes ...

On June 3, the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved a temporary waiver that will allow participants in the USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in 26 Kentucky counties to buy hot ...

Hunger is an issue that Appalachia has faced for decades. 1 in 6 children in Kentucky are food insecure, which means there are days that they don't have access to food. While thousands of ...

Kentucky residents who receive assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will see their payments, worth up to $1,751, issued over the next nine days for October. SNAP, or food ...

Statewide, the number of food insecure households rose 4.6%. RELATED: Kentucky ranks 38th in the nation for 'child well-being', report finds "While child poverty rates in 2022 improved in 89 of ...

Kentucky has launched a new food safety website where people can report foodborne illnesses, Gov. Andy Beshear said.The website allows consumers to report issues directly to state officials ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- One in every five kids in Kentucky do not know where their next meal will come from, new data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows. Food insecurity, according to ...