Red Tape, Empty Plates: An Analysis of the SNAP Work Requirement in Kentucky
Recent state and federal policy debates around the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have frequently returned to the requirement that...
Economic Security
Slashing Federal Programs Would Deal Another Blow to Rural Kentuckians
Rural Kentucky, and eastern Kentucky in particular, is no stranger to extraction. For a long time, coal was king in the region, providing jobs and prosperity to hardworking miners while...
The Four Ways Congress Is Threatening to Cut SNAP in Kentucky
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps one in eight Kentuckians keep food on the table, with children, older adults and people with disabilities particularly benefitting from this vital program....
Tracking SNAP in Kentucky
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a vital source of assistance that helps put food on the table for hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians. As of 2022, in Kentucky...
Our Leaders Should Give Thanks to Food Assistance, Not Deplete It
As families across Kentucky fill their homes with food this Thanksgiving, some politicians in Frankfort and Washington may be plotting to make that task much more difficult by shrinking our...
Nearly 400,000 Kentucky Kids Received Summer Food Benefits but Program Could Help Many More
Every child deserves year-round access to nutritious food, but in Kentucky, one in five kids don’t eat enough to live a healthy life, especially in the summer months when free...
New Census Data Shows More Is Needed to Cut Poverty and Improve Incomes
New Census data for 2023 shows that pandemic-era policies made a big difference in reducing poverty and increasing health care coverage rates for children in Kentucky. But those supports have...
Every Year Kentucky Intercepts Millions in Child Support Payments Owed to Low-Income Kids and Sends Most to Washington D.C.
The state’s basic cash assistance program, the Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (KTAP), provides critical support for families with young children to meet basic needs like rent, utilities, toiletries and school...
The General Assembly Took Small Steps to Reduce Hunger in 2024 But Could Have Gone Much Further
The General Assembly took meaningful but modest steps toward alleviating hunger in Kentucky during this year’s legislative session, funding several measures to make food more readily available to kids and...
Final State Budget Should Do More for Child Care to Protect Families and Jobs
The recently released Senate budget proposal includes $39 million in new spending on child care in 2025 and $50 million in 2026. This amount is more new state spending for...