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More than 837,000 Kentuckians are food insecure, a jump of 80,000 in just one year
['Molly Demrow']
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX NEWS) — More than 837,000 Kentuckians are now food insecure, about 1 in 5 people, according to Feeding America's latest Map the Meal Gap report.
Hunger is in every county that we serve," Danielle Bozarth, God's Pantry Food Bank interim president and CEO, said.
Within the 50 counties God's Pantry Food Bank serves, more than 314,000 people are food insecure, including 1 in 4 children.
Melissa McDonald, Feeding Kentucky executive director, said affordability is the top concern for struggling households.
"Anytime you have a food insecure household, and you have children, those parents, those guardians likely are going hungry.