Harlan County Farm Bureau Provides Much Needed Assistance to Local Charities - Kentucky Farm Bureau

Harlan County Farm Bureau Provides Much Needed Assistance to Local Charities

Harlan County Farm Bureau generously donated to multiple Harlan County non-profits this Christmas including:  Christ’s Hands, located in downtown Harlan, which provides food and housing for the homeless, as well as, thousands of meals to those in need year around and support to area food pantries; The Cumberland Hope Center, located in Verda, a Kentucky Recovery Center providing long-term addiction recovery aid for women; Nurse with a Purse, located in Bledsoe, which provides toys, clothing, food and more for children and elderly in need; and Jim Muggins Empty Stocking Fund, located in Cumberland, which gives food to families in the tri-cities area of Harlan County.  

 

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