ELIZABETHTOWN (08/15/25) — Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland (FAKH) is expanding its fight against hunger. To better serve families across central and western Kentucky, the organization will open a new hub facility in Bowling Green this year. The announcement comes as the organization prepares to host a Hunger Action Day event at the new facility on September 9, giving an early glimpse of the impact the expansion will bring to the area.
FAKH is leasing the 12,000-square-foot warehouse facility, located at 182 Ambassador Drive, to better serve families in Warren County and throughout the organization’s 42-county service area as the nonprofit works to gather and distribute food to those facing food insecurity. The hub will complement FAKH’s Volunteer Center and Distribution Center in Elizabethtown, strengthening its reach and resources.
“This new facility isn’t just about more space,” said FAKH board chair Laura Hagan. “It’s about providing more meals, more hope, and more opportunities to stand alongside our neighbors who need help. This expansion is the next step in FAKH’s commitment to making sure no Kentuckian ever has to wonder where their next meal will come from.”
For the region FAKH serves, the need is great, with one in six individuals in the service region facing food insecurity. FAKH collaborates with over 200 agency partners to distribute food to neighbors in need. In fiscal year 2025, 20.5 million pounds of food was distributed through FAKH, equating to 17 million meals for Kentuckians- enough to fill 455 standard semi truck trailers.
Made possible through a grant supporting expanded food rescue efforts, the facility will strengthen FAKH’s partnerships with regional retailers to reduce food waste and distribute more fresh food more frequently to neighbors in need. In fiscal year 2025, and a total of 5.4 million pounds of food was rescued and redistributed.
“There are 21,830 individuals facing food insecurity in Warren County alone- including 6,400 children,” said FAKH executive director Charles Dennis. ” This new hub allows us to better reach families in this community and others across our region as we work to rescue and redistribute food that no longer meets retail standards, but is still safe for consumption.”
Dennis also emphasized that the Bowling Green expansion will not impact existing operations in Elizabethtown.
“Elizabethtown will always be the heart of our operations; this expansion into Bowling Green is simply a way to make a greater impact,” he said. “Our operations in Elizabethtown remain vital to everything we do.”
