One in Five Kentucky Kids Faces Hunger. Congress Should Not Make that Worse

1 in 5 Kentucky kids faces hunger. Congress is considering a plan that would make it worse. • Kentucky Lantern

When children don’t have consistent access to meals, it impacts their development, their education and their future. (Stock photo by Inti St. Clair/Getty Photos)In Kentucky more than 753,000 residents, or 1 in 6, face hunger. They often don’t know where and when their next meal will be. That sobering statistic is felt daily across the commonwealth — from families forced to choose between groceries and rent to schools struggling to meet students’…

One in five Kentucky kids faces hunger. Congress should not make that worse

In Kentucky more than 753,000 residents, or one-in-six, face hunger. They often don’t know where and when their next meal will be.

Melissa McDonald: One in five KY kids face hunger, Congress should not make that worse - NKyTribune

In Kentucky more than 753,000 residents, or one-in-six, face hunger. They often don’t know where and when their next meal will be. That sobering statistic is felt daily across the Commonwealth — from families forced to choose between groceries and rent to schools struggling to meet students’ basic needs. Food banks and our partners across the state are doing all we can to provide millions of meals annually and coordinate critical emergency suppo…