Metcalfe County Schools receives $5,000 grant to serve free summer meals
FRANKFORT, Ky. – No Kid Hungry Kentucky is providing over $159,000 in grants to help school districts in rural Kentucky communities supply free summer meals to kids.
The Metcalfe County School District has been selected as one of ten recipients, securing a $5,000 grant for summer meal programs.
According to a No Kid Hungry survey, rural families say they face hardships during the summer. More than half say they don’t have the income for food. Over 80% of those surveyed say they spent more on groceries when their children were out of school, with an average of $168 more per month.
The grant is aimed to provide communities with easy and reliable access to nutrition during the summer months. The grant can also support meal delivery, refrigeration and transportation costs.
The following school districts and community organizations received grants in Kentucky:
- Breckinridge County School District
- Cumberland County School District
- Harlan County Community Action Agency, Inc.
- Henry County School District
- Jackson Independent School District
- KCEOC Community Action Partnership
- Livingston County School District
- Mercer County School District
- Metcalfe County School District
- Woodford County School District
About No Kid Hungry
No child should go hungry in America. But millions of kids in the United States live with hunger. No Kid Hungry is working to end childhood hunger by helping launch and improve programs that give all kids the healthy food they need to thrive. This is a problem we know how to solve. No Kid Hungry is a campaign of Share Our Strength, an organization committed to ending hunger and poverty. Join us at NoKidHungry.org.
About Feeding Kentucky
Feeding Kentucky is comprised of seven Feeding America food banks that reach all 120 counties of Kentucky and serve an estimated one in seven of all Kentuckians annually. Last year, its members distributed 78 million meals in partnership with more than 1,400 charitable feeding agencies such as pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters. For more information on how you can fight hunger in your community, visit FeedingKy.org.
