Graves County inmates build community food blessing box with donated materials

FOX23 News at 9 p.m.

GRAVES COUNTY, Ky. (KBSI) – Inmates at the Graves County Jail and Restricted Custody Center are giving back to the community by building a food blessing box using lumber donated by the Wingo Lions Club.

According to a social media post from the jail, inmates constructed the box as part of an effort to encourage community involvement and teach the importance of helping others.

The project is intended to show inmates how they can make a positive impact through acts of service, both while incarcerated and after their release.

“Helping the community in ways big or small is something our inmates can learn and then continue implementing once they’re released,” jail officials said.

The jail emphasized the importance of carrying those lessons beyond incarceration, sharing the message, “Learning it here, and living it out there!”

Officials did not specify where the food blessing box will be placed or when it will become available to the public.