Cuts to Basic Cash Assistance Are Hurting Kentucky’s Poorest Kids and Their Parents
The Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (KTAP) is the state’s only program that provides basic cash assistance to children in low-income...
Economic Security
Kentucky Ranked Second in the Nation for Hunger and It’s Only Getting Worse
Kentucky’s food insecurity ranked second highest in the nation between 2022 and 2024, according to recent USDA data. Almost one in five Kentuckians were food insecure (18.8%, compared to a...
Over 40,000 Kentuckians Have Lost Food Assistance Since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides vital grocery help to over half a million Kentuckians, including many children, older adults and Kentuckians with disabilities – all while supporting local...
The General Assembly Missed an Opportunity to Address Hunger in Kentucky
Hunger is worsening in Kentucky, following national trends, and yet 63,000 fewer Kentuckians are receiving food assistance due to the cuts passed by Congress last summer in H.R.1. This comes...
Senate Bill 257 Would Increase State Costs While Taking Food Assistance From Thousands of Kentuckians
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is Kentucky’s strongest tool in the fight against hunger and has significant benefits for health and our economy. Last year Congress passed H.R. 1,...
Building a Kentucky Workers Can Afford
Hard work runs deep in Kentucky. Kentuckians dug the coal that powered the 20th century and raised the food that fed a nation. Now, workers are more likely to move...
Affordability Is a Crisis for Kentuckians
Many Kentuckians are struggling to afford the cost of living. This problem is not new, but prices have spiked in recent years while many workers’ wages and household incomes have...
For Tens of Thousands of Kentuckians Participating in SNAP, the Shutdown Is Just Beginning
The recently ended shutdown of the federal government demonstrated just how essential the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is to over 560,000 Kentuckians. Over the last month, as the Trump...
Recent Federal Cuts Could Increase Student Hunger
Last year, 213,830 Kentucky kids didn’t get enough to eat. That’s roughly one in five of children going hungry. Inadequate nutrition has lifelong consequences for health and economic wellbeing. To...
The BlueOval SK Union Vote Is a Fight for All Kentucky Workers
The hard working men and women at the Ford Blue Oval SK (BOSK) plant in Hardin County will vote on forming a union later this month. Their campaign to join...