Spotlight Series: Laurel County

Our continuing "Spotlight Series": Laurel

Cooperative Extension Service provides a range of educational programming and activities to support the well-being of Kentuckians. One good example is in Laurel County where the YMCA, Extension Service, and St. Joseph of London joined together to expand our the summer feeding program. Approximately 50% of Laurel County children are eligible for free and reduced lunch, and many are concerned that children will not receive a sufficient amount of nutrition during the summer months. The Summer Feeding Program is a federally funded program that provides free food in the summer for children through age eighteen. Over the years we have expanded from one site to 49 sites. We served over 42,000 children in 2007. The Extension Service staffed five sites by recruiting over 100 volunteers to take food to these children.

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