The REALTOR® Association of Southern Kentucky (RASK) hosts two major food drives every year. REALTORS® Hope for Hunger, heldin the Spring and the Chili Cook-Off held in the Fall raise hundreds of thousands of servings of food each year for families struggling with food insecurity.
More than 50% of children in the city/county schools are on the free/reduced breakfast and lunch program. Several city/county schools in our area have over 90% of students on the free/reduced breakfast and lunch program. Many of these children often receive their only meals at school.
Many are unaware that programs such as the “backpack” program ends when school is not in session. Sadly, this means that during school breaks such as Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter breaks, a child in our community will go hungry. The food we are able to purchase through our Spring and Fall fundraiser events help to fill the gap. All the food purchased this year will be distributed by one of the school Family Resource Coordinators (FRCs) directly to the homes of the families who need it. REALTORS® Hope for Hunger serves Warren County/Bowling Green Schools, and countless others in Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan and Simpson counties.
With the help of generous sponsors and dedicated volunteers, REALTORS® Hope for Hunger has donated over 5.4 million servings of food to local families in need over the last 12 years. Now partnering with Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland, we hope the serving counts and awareness of food insecurity in our community will continue to rise.
Those wishing to contribute may bring non-perishable food and/or monetary donations to the REALTORS® Hope for Hunger food drive located between FirstBank and Trees ‘n Trends on Campbell Lane anytime on Friday, April 12th. Look for the Feeding America truck! Volunteers will be on-site to assist you.
-submitted by REALTOR® Association of Southern Kentucky
