Kentucky food bank fighting hunger with more space

Kentucky food bank fighting hunger with more space

God’s Pantry Food Bank has a new 127,000 square foot central warehouse to call home.

A New Home: Expanded warehouse for God’s Pantry was desperately needed

God's Pantry CEO, Board of Directors, and an anonymous donor knew that the facility would eventually run out of space, creating a limitation on aiding those in need. We were going to get to a point where we were not going to be able to distribute the food that is greatly needed by the 265,000 people across central and eastern Kentucky, President & CEO, Michael Halligan said.They took the gift they were given, bought a 127,000 square foot warehou…

God’s Pantry Food Bank opens new facility in Lexington

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – A new facility in Lexington is expected to make a major impact in the fight against food insecurity across the state. God’s Pantry Food Bank officially opened its new 127,000-square-foot building off Citation Boulevard and Georgetown Road. Organizers say the expanded space could help meet the need for up to 60 million meals annually across Kentucky. “The food that you see behind me, that’s less than 4 weeks, le…