$9.1 million reallocated to fund Senior Meals; state to provide temporary relief for Kentuckians during federal shutdown

In News, State by OC Monitor Staff

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that his administration has reallocated $9.1 million to the Aging and Independent Living appropriation for the Senior Meals program following news that Area Development Districts have exhausted all previously budgeted funding for the program. The Governor also shared an update on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and some plans for the state to temporarily support the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, or TANF, through November as the federal shutdown reaches the 20-day mark.

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