LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — The University of Kentucky's Big Blue Pantry has expanded its reach to fight student food insecurity by installing food lockers in William T. Young Library.

The new food lockers, located in "The Hub" in the library's basement, provide students with 24/7 access to shelf-stable meals when the pantry is closed.

"If you are a student, you should not have to worry about where your next meal is coming from. You shouldn't have to worry about what you're going to eat or if you're going to eat," said Andrew Perkins, program coordinator with Big Blue Pantry.

The lockers were installed ahead of the new semester to address situations when students need food assistance outside normal pantry hours.

"These lockers enable us to reach a student who's in an emergency situation

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