FRANKFORT, Ky. (WMDJ) - Kentucky residents can now donate to the second annual Team Kentucky Food Drive, an effort to help families facing food insecurity ahead of the holiday season.
 

Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday that public donations of non-perishable food items will be accepted through November 18. The drive began November 1 for state employees.

Donations will be distributed through Feeding Kentucky, which serves all 120 counties through approximately 900 partner food pantries, along with the Christian Appalachian Project and the Capital City Activity Center.

The public can drop off donations at 1239 Wilkinson Boulevard in Frankfort on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern. The location offers drive-through service.

State employees can also donate at collection boxes in major state office buildings in Frankfort and the L&N Building in Louisville.

Last year's inaugural food drive collected more than 12,000 items to help Kentuckians in need.