SCOTT COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) – The Make America Wholesome Once more Kentucky Taskforce says as of June 2025, over 280,000 households in the Commonwealth utilized SNAP benefits.
In addition they say near 40% of the people who reside in a SNAP family are underneath 18 years previous.
Jordan Ojile, Advocacy Supervisor for Feeding Kentucky, says feeding the underserved must be a precedence, and that duty might fall on the Commonwealth.
“If a value shift does come by way of the pipeline, making certain that the Kentucky Common Meeting is prepared and keen to fund that. After which, seeing if the state is keen to fill the hole created by a few of these cuts,” Ojile says
As uncertainty stays round how SNAP program cuts might have an effect on Kentucky, The Amen Home Meals Pantry in Scott County shouldn’t be slowing down.
“We completely imagine that it doesn’t matter what comes forward, Scott County will keep sturdy in the case of battling starvation. We’ve simply gotta determine what that appears like,” Amen Home Government Director Michele Carlisle says.
She says the Amen Home serves round 1,300 households each month in Scott County.
She expects that quantity to extend with SNAP cuts.
Carlisle says The Amen Home will get one third of their meals donations from the federal authorities, however the remaining comes from native church buildings or different meals organizations.
Due to that, Carlisle says they plan to fill the hole for any households who need assistance inside the county.
“If you end up in a spot come January the place your SNAP has been lower, that doesn’t imply you possibly can’t come to us. It means the precise reverse. You completely can come to the Amen Home and obtain help,” Carlisle says.
She says what the Amen Home wants is extra volunteers, particularly as they plan to open a soup kitchen subsequent to the pantry later this 12 months.
“In the course of all of this, we’re increasing. We aren’t pulling again,” Carlisle says.
For extra details about The Amen Home, you possibly can go to their website.
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