FEEDING AMERICA…..KENTUCKY’S HEART LAND…..HAS RECEIVED A GRANT FROM DOLLAR GENERAL TO SUPPORT LOCAL CAPACITY BUILDING EFFORTS
THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION’S 42-COUNTY REGION….
THE FUNDING…..AWARDED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FEEDING AMERICA…..IS PART OF DOLLAR GENERAL’S ONE-MILLION DOLLAR COMMITMENT IN JULY 20-25……
TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY NATIONWIDE…..
THE FUNDS’ WILL EXPAND “F-A-K-H’s” EFFORTS TO RESCUE SURPLUS FOOD FROM DOLLAR GENERAL STORES AND DISTRIBUTION CENTERS…..INCLUDING
PERISHABLE, FROZEN AND SHELF-STABLE ITEMS……WHICH WILL BE REDIRECTED TO LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES AND MEAL PROGRAMS……
IN FISCAL YEAR 20-25…..”F-A-K-H” RESCUED OVER ONE-POINT-ONE MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD FROM DOLLAR GENERAL…….