OUR MISSION
Marlene's Kitchen Foundation will make a commitment to provide essential elements for those in need. A kitchen is not just a place where we cook our meals. It is the core of our home where we gather to pour out our hearts with the ones we love, solving problems big and small. We are a faith-based, non-profit foundation that supports people in our community and throughout our region. We will work in Central and South-Central Kentucky lifting up people as well as other non-profits in need of assistance.
At present we have partnered with God’s Food Pantry in Somerset, KY as they are embarking on a multi-faceted venture to open a new facility. This new space will not only be a food pantry, but it will house a soup kitchen providing free hot meals to people; there will be a separate restaurant to serve the general public which will employ people coming out of rehabilitation; the facility will also provide a store for partnered non-profit affiliates where they can procure resources such as clothing, shoes, toys, hygiene items and more; and lastly, the facility will have a workforce development unit that promotes a more productive community for the long term.
WHAT WE'RE DOING
THE LEGACY BEHIND THE NAME
Marlene Chaney – Christian, wife, mother, teacher, confidant. There are so many words that could be used to describe Marlene, and all would be positive and virtuous. Faithful, compassionate, loving, and with a heart of pure gold, Marlene lived her life in service to those she loved as well as those she had never met.
LOOKING AHEAD
Having the opportunity to partner with God’s Food Pantry from the very beginning of this endeavor is an honor and a privilege for Marlene’s Kitchen Foundation. We look forward to many other partnerships with a depth of range along our journey.