Impact
We reach an estimated 620,100 Kentuckians, or one in seven, each year.
Food distribution by members has almost tripled since the formation of KAFB, from 20 million pounds in 2001 to 52.6 million pounds last year.
29% of households served in Kentucky had to choose between paying for food and paying for medicine or medical care.
34% of households served in Kentucky had to choose between paying for food and paying for utilities or heating fuel.
Demand for emergency food assistance in Kentucky has increased 84% since 2006.
Last year we distributed 50.9 million pounds of food and grocery products.
We reach 1 in 7 Kentuckians each year.
Our mission is to provide food and quality services to increase the capacity of Kentucky’s Feeding America food banks to end hunger.
Our vision is a hunger-free Kentucky.
One in four of Kentucky’s children lack consistent access to an adequate diet.
Over 700,000 Kentuckians do not always know where their next meal will come from.
