Governor Beshear Deploys Kentucky National Guard to Assist Food Banks Statewide

Beshear sends state National Guard to staff food banks seeing ‘surge’ amid SNAP delays

Gov. Andy Beshear. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Liam Niemeyer)Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is sending the National Guard to staff food banks while more than 600,000 in the state await federal food assistance during the ongoing government shutdown. This comes days after Beshear sent $5 million from the state’s “rainy day fund” to Feeding Kentucky, a network of food banks, and tasked the organization with buying more food during delays in Supplemental…

Governor Beshear deploys Kentucky National Guard to assist food banks statewide

FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Governor Andy Beshear has authorized the Kentucky National Guard to assist with staffing shortages at food banks across the state as families continue to face food insecurity. The move comes as the federal government begins processing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments starting Thursday. Governor Beshear says this action will help ensure families in need have access to food while federal a…