About Us
Our Mission









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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!
2022 Highlights
In 2022, we rescued over 2.7 million pounds of food and delivered it to 85 recipient organizations saving them over $4.4 million in estimated food costs so they can focus on programs that help make our community stronger. This food resulted in nearly 2.3 million meals for people in our communities who needed them. That’s over 6,000 meals per day!
Core Values
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Community
Community is the heart of our mission and we bring an intention to serve everyone in our community: the hungry, the organizations that feed them, our food donors, our supporting partners and financial donors.
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Compassion
With understanding and empathy, we anticipate the needs of our community partners and act to appropriately and meaningfully meet their needs. We are committed to treating everyone with compassion, dignity, respect, and patience.
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Connected
Our relationships to each other and our community partners are of the highest importance to us and we hold ourselves accountable to meeting our commitments to our partners and to each other.
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Integrity
We hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards. We work with our community partners in the spirit of mutual respect and collaboration.
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Focus
We have a simple mission and fill a gap in our local community by rescuing food that would otherwise go to waste and helping those who are hungry to be feed.
Our Program

