A small but determined group of community leaders is working to change the way food insecurity is addressed in Owensboro-Daviess County. The Green River Community Food Warehouse (GRCFW) is leading the charge to construct a temperature-controlled warehouse capable of storing large quantities of donated food — an effort they say will significantly improve access to fresh and nutritious meals for those in need.
According to Feeding America, more than 15,000 individuals in Owensboro and Daviess County struggle with food insecurity, equating to nearly 1.4 million meals needed per month to meet the demand. Steve Innes, a founding member of GRCFW, says the issue isn’t necessarily a lack of available food but rather an infrastructure problem.
“The irony is there’s plenty of food out there, and it’s healthy — fresh produce, proteins from local poultry farms — but we don’t have a centralized place to store it in large quantities,” Innes said. “If a company has a truckload of surplus food, they need to be able to make one phone call and know that it can be stored safely and distributed efficiently. Right now, that doesn’t exist in Owensboro.”
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