Spolight Series: Washington County

Our continuing "Spotlight Series": Washington

Cooperative Extension Service provides a range of educational programming and activities to support the well-being of Kentuckians. One good example is in Washington County where the FCS Agent recruited and trained 35 volunteers, including local KEHA members, to pick up and distribute lunches daily for children at the Springfield Housing Authority. Through the eight-week summer program, 927 meals were served at this location. The Extension volunteers made this program possible as the school system did not have the staff to staff the location. The volunteers contributed at least 60 hours delivering meals with a total value of $1,031.40. This volunteer effort insured that 927 meals were fed to children who otherwise would not have had adequate access to food.

For more information about the needs of families in Washington County and how UK Cooperative Extension is providing services, please click here to see the full Washington County Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Profile.