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Jessica Klein

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Analysis

4 Ways the Kentucky General Assembly Can Fight Hunger in the New Budget

Before the pandemic, 1 in 7 Kentuckians and 1 in 5 Kentucky kids experienced food insecurity. Yet despite deep hardship...

Jessica Klein | February 25, 2022

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Analysis

What the Legislature Can Do to Improve the Return Home for Kentuckians Leaving Incarceration

Despite the harms to people, families and communities, Kentucky incarcerates 40% more people than the U.S. average. In addition, existing state and federal policies strip people reentering society of certain...

Jessica Klein | December 16, 2021

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Op-Ed

Kentuckians Are Thankful for This Year’s Food Relief, But Hunger Isn’t Off the Table Yet

Thanksgiving is here and it is a time of celebration for families across the commonwealth. With an increase in statewide vaccination rates, Kentuckians are safely gathering with friends and loved...

Jessica Klein | November 22, 2021

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Analysis

How Kentuckians Would Benefit from the Build Back Better Act

Kentuckians’ economic future and family well-being hinge on passage of the Build Back Better Act (BBB) now in front of Congress. The legislation contains landmark policies that will create millions...

Ashley Spalding, Jason Bailey, Dustin Pugel, Jessica Klein, Valerie Frost and Pam Thomas | September 30, 2021

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Report

Increasing SNAP Benefit Levels, and Removing Barriers for Immigrant and Refugee Communities, Would Improve Equity in Kentuckians’ Access to Healthy Foods

KyPolicy submitted the following comments on August 13, 2021, in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Request for Information titled "Identifying Barriers in USDA Programs and Services: Advancing Racial...

Jessica Klein | August 13, 2021

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Analysis

Federal Food Assistance Will Help Feed Nearly 7 in 10 Kentucky Kids This Summer — We Should Make It Permanent

Child food insecurity, with its harmful short- and long-term consequences, typically increases during summer as kids are unable to eat meals at school. This summer, as pandemic-related hardships are still...

Jessica Klein | May 18, 2021

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Analysis

The 2021 Legislative Session Wrap Up: Steps Forward and Backward for Kentuckians’ Opportunities to be Healthy

When Kentucky’s legislature gathers each year, the decisions they make either improve health in Kentucky or worsen it — and not just through legislation related specifically to health care. Kentuckians’...

Jessica Klein | May 3, 2021

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Fact Sheet

How the American Rescue Plan Helps Kentuckians

The American Rescue Plan provides relief to Kentuckians facing the health and economic consequences of COVID-19. Through stimulus payments, boosted food, health and housing assistance and more, the plan is...

Dustin Pugel and Jessica Klein | April 28, 2021

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Analysis

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 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or food assistance). Such a...

Jessica Klein and Dustin Pugel | February 12, 2021

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Op-Ed

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...

Jessica Klein | November 23, 2020

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