Banning Food Assistance for Parents Behind on Child Support Is Harmful to Families and Costly to the State
A provision in Senate Bill (SB) 65 would disqualify parents who are behind in making child support payments from the...
Many Kentuckians Face Hunger and Hardship This Thanksgiving. They Need Relief.
This Thanksgiving, some things will be different for just about everyone. Kentuckians will sit down for dinner with fewer family members and friends than they’re used to seeing. Remembrances of...
With Many Forms of Assistance Ending in December, Kentuckians Need Federal Relief Before the New Year
At the same time that coronavirus cases spike and economic hardship deepens for many, a number of critical federal and state assistance programs that have mitigated harm during the COVID-19...
More College Students Can’t Meet Their Basic Needs in the COVID-19 Pandemic, Requiring Federal and State Action
Too many college students in Kentucky returning to school in-person and online during the pandemic face challenges getting adequate food and housing. Meeting such basic needs was already a struggle...
More Kentuckians are Hungry During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Congress Must Do More
Food insecurity – limited or uncertain access to adequate food – is rising rapidly across the nation in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The last available, regionally-based analysis suggests...
Policy Changes to Address Police Violence
With the recent police killings of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and David McAtee – in a long history of state-sanctioned violence against Americans who are Black – protests are occurring...
SNAP Participation Has Jumped Due to COVID-19 Economic Crisis, Helping Blunt the Harm
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation in Kentucky has increased by 110,292 people since social distancing began to reduce transmission of COVID-19. This dramatic 22.9% increase since February reflects the...
228,300 Kentuckians Have Likely Lost Health Coverage Since the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic
In the context of unprecedented job loss due to COVID-19, much attention has rightly been paid to the surge in unemployment insurance claims. In Kentucky, unemployment claims have been stacking...
Who Are Kentucky’s Essential Workers on the Frontlines of the COVID-19 Pandemic?
The COVID-19 pandemic impacts all people but creates distinct challenges for the 422,000 Kentuckians working on the frontlines of the response, known as essential workers. Frontline industries – which require...
Kentucky Response to COVID-19: Help Kentucky Families Put Food on the Table
As the COVID-19 pandemic leads to layoffs and school closures, and as more people are staying at home to reduce the risk of infection, having enough food will be an...