THE APEX TIMES
The University of Kentucky says its Donations for Citations program is back for the year, offering campus residents an option to address parking citations through food pantry contributions.
The University of Kentucky has restarted its annual Donations for Citations drive, inviting members of the campus community to resolve certain parking citations by making donations for Big Blue Pantry, according to WKYT.
The program, which is set up to link parking enforcement with food assistance on campus, gives people cited for parking violations a way to participate in the university’s community support effort rather than handling the citation through other means.
Big Blue Pantry is the campus food pantry used by students and other UK community members, and the university’s drive is designed to restock it by collecting donated items during the campaign period.
WKYT reported that the drive is open again this year, bringing back the same basic framework: donations are collected to fill pantry shelves while participants work to settle their parking citations through the university’s established process.
The university’s approach centers on aligning enforcement administration with a direct local need, using the donations effort as the mechanism that participants can use to address the citation while supporting families and students facing food insecurity.
Details on what specific items are accepted, the time window for participation, and which citations qualify were not included in the WKYT report summary used for this article, and readers are directed to UK’s program materials for the current-year rules and eligibility guidance.
