Gov. Andy Beshear has reallocated $9.1 million to the Aging and Independent Living appropriation for the Senior Meals program following news that Area Development Districts (ADDs) have exhausted all previously budgeted funding for the program.

The Governor also shared an update on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and some plans for the state to temporarily support the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, or TANF, through the month of November as the federal shutdown reaches the 20-day mark.

“No Kentuckian should ever face hunger, which is why my administration has directed more dollars toward funding senior meals than any other administration in the commonwealth’s history,” said Beshear. “While I am glad that we have found a temporary solution, our

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