About Us
Our Mission
Our mission is to end local hunger by connecting with food donors and engaging volunteers to rescue excess food and move it from those who have it to those in need.
Our Vision
How We Serve
How We Serve
Our Story
Kentucky Harvest was founded in 1987 because food was going to waste that could be rescued and served to people that desperately need it. Kentucky Harvest rescues both perishable and non-perishable food and delivers it to those in need.
Kentucky Harvest has one program and its called People Helping People. We rescue leftover and surplus food from restaurants, grocery stores, bakeries, companies, schools and food drives and then deliver it to homeless shelters, addiction recovery centers, children’s centers, churches, food pantries and other organizations where it is needed. This is food that would otherwise go to waste. We fill a gap in the community because unlike a food pantry, we get perishable food to people who are hungry in our area – that same day!
2024 Highlights
In 2024, our volunteers rescued over 2.1 million pounds of food and delivered it to 86 recipient organizations saving them over $4 million in estimated food costs so they can focus on programs that help make our community stronger. With our network of volunteers, we completed 4,884 rescues, providing over 4,800 meals per day to our neighbors in need. We also reduced 6.7 million pounds of harmful emissions, making the air we breathe cleaner.
Staff Members
Cindy Adkins- Chair – Retired from Cardinal Health
Erin Rasinen – Vice Chair – Messer Construction Co.
Grant Lewis – Secretary – Deloitte
Christopher Black – Finance Chair – Inside Real Estate
Rebecca Boylan – Optum
Andrea Brady – American Printing House for the Blind
Brian Crilly – Papa John’s International, Inc.
Matt Ferreri – Brighthouse Financial
Emir Galijatovic – Humana
Shane Schlatter – Exodus Family Ministries
Gary Spence – Republic Bank
Our Program
Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices. Our privacy policy is simple: we collect no information about you unless you choose to provide that information to us. In addition, we do not give, share, sell, or transfer any personal information about you to any third parties. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure any information that we collect. If you have questions about our privacy practices, you can contact us at the postal or email address posted on this site.