Welcome to Kentucky Family Policy
This blog is dedicated to examining issues facing the Commonwealth of Kentucky and providing a nonpartisan, family perspective on public policy making. We hope to provide a forum for Kentuckians to review and discuss current legislative actions and the issues such actions are attempting to address. The opinions expressed herein belong solely to the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Kentucky, its affiliates, or its representatives.
What the authors of this blog will contribute:
1) Summarize current state, national, and international research related to topics relevant to current legilative actions.
2) Describe Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service programs and activities currently addressing issues related to legilative actions in the various counties.
3) Provide expert commentaries via podcasts and videocasts on issues relevant to current legilative actions.
Please see "Priority Bills" section on the right for a short list of the most current legislative actions relevant to the family focus of this blog
The statistics are stark: 36 percent of Casey County children live in poverty and the county's median household income is $21,580. To increase residents' ability to maintain proper nutritional habits and budget food dollars, the Casey County Cooperative Extension Service's offered a Food Preservation Boot Camp. During the program, participants were encouraged to grow a garden or purchase fresh fruits and vegetables locally, and utilize proper food preservation methods. Afterward, according to one participant "Before I took this workshop, I was afraid to even try food preservation; the pressure canner really scared me. Now, I can do this! I'm not afraid anymore! I can't wait to can some more so my family can eat better. Thank you! You've changed the way we eat!"
To see the entire Building Strong Families county profile for Casey county, please click the link.
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