<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025/04/ksu-uk-partnership-usda-grant.php" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>04/03/2025</pubDate><title>University of Kentucky, Kentucky State University partner on USDA grant to promote change for at-risk youth and families</title><author/><summary/><image><img src="" alt="Placeholder"/></image><caption/><description>Extension program leaders at the University of Kentucky and Kentucky State University are partnering to help at-risk children and families through positive youth development and community programming. In the Commonwealth of Kentucky, many children, youth and families are generally considered to be “at-risk” across several societal areas. Some of these areas include the number of children living in foster care, homelessness rates an...</description></item>