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Gov. Beshear Announces Food Drive with SNAP Set to Pause

On Oct. 30, 2025, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced a Team Kentucky food drive placing collection boxes in Frankfort state office buildings and the L&N Building in Louisville through Nov. 21.
With SNAP set to pause on Nov. 1, the Trump administration prohibits state funding and USDA rules limit contingency use, risking aid for over 40 million Americans and nearly 600,000 Kentuckians.
Donations will go to established charities, with Team Kentucky routing items to Dare to Care, God's Pantry and Christian Appalachian Project while Louisville and Kentucky Democratic Party drives run through Nov. 2 and Nov. 8.
Beshear joined legal action this week in a lawsuit with more than two dozen Democratic state officials seeking federal contingency funds, warning Kentucky state government cannot afford the $106 million for next month.
Beshear criticized federal choices, saying `The sad thing is, there are emergency funds that are right there`, while other states launched substitute programs or pledged aid.

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