Senior Hunger in Western Kentucky: Who Gets Cut When Federal Funding Runs Out?

Meals on Wheels drivers, PeADD administrators, and the seniors who depend on them share what it's actually like when the federal dollars stop flowing. After a 60% funding cut decimated local programs, the Herald examines the cascading effects on McCracken, Graves, and Ballard counties — and asks whether the state legislature's $10 million stopgap is really enough. Featuring interviews with PeADD executive director Jason Vincent and Paducah-McCracken Senior Center staff.