Don’t Hold Our Best Tool for Fighting Hunger as a Political Hostage
For the last three years, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has helped stave off hunger and mitigate the rise...
More Than 17,000 Kentuckians Could Lose Food Aid With Return of SNAP Work Reporting Requirements
An estimated 17,300 Kentuckians will soon be at risk of losing much-needed grocery money due to newly reinstated requirements that tie food aid to reporting employment hours. Unless these Kentuckians...
SNAP Is a Vital Tool for Fighting Hunger That Should Be Strengthened, Not Attacked
This Thanksgiving, many Kentuckians will show gratitude for their good fortune by serving meals to hungry neighbors, donating food to those whose cupboards are bare and contributing money to worthy...
More Than 3,400 Struggling Parents Denied Food Assistance for Falling Behind on Child Support
Since March 2022, more than 3,400 Kentuckians have lost food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) because the state now bans parents who are behind on child support...
When Disaster Strikes, Disaster SNAP Helps Feed Kentuckians
In addition to the extreme emotional and physical toll recent flooding took on the people of eastern Kentucky, the disaster caused severe and lasting financial challenges in the form of income...
Senate Version of HB 7 Still Makes It Harder to Get and Keep Food and Medical Assistance, Particularly for Working Families
Although substantially changed, the newest Senate version of House Bill 7 (HB 7) still puts up numerous paperwork barriers to food and medical assistance for Kentucky families and workers. HB...
New Version of HB 7 Still Makes Food and Medical Assistance Much Harder to Get and Keep
Although substantially changed in committee last week, House Bill 7 (HB 7) still puts up numerous barriers to food and medical assistance for Kentucky families and workers. To Kentucky’s safety...
Who Would Lose Food Assistance Under HB 7’s New Eligibility Tripwires?
Among its many tripwires and cuts to health care and food assistance, House Bill 7 (HB 7) would get rid of a highly efficient and effective policy for getting food...
HB 7 Puts New, Costly Barriers in Front of Kentuckians Seeking Food and Medical Help
House Bill 7 (HB 7) would implement several harsh measures making it harder to get and keep food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and medical assistance through...
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 caused by COVID, relief provided by the safety net kept...