HARRODSBURG, Ky. (WKYT) – When her son, Justin, passed away unexpectedly from a heroin overdose in 2015, Kim Anderson started searching for a way to help others struggling with addiction. She found a purpose in her family’s favorite time of year.
“This was my son’s favorite holiday. That’s why we chose Thanksgiving,” said Anderson, a Transportation Specialist at Isaiah House. “He loved it. Not only the food, but the family part of it.”
A decade of serving others
As a Transportation Specialist, Anderson is often the first person that clients at Kentucky nonprofit Isaiah House meet on their road to addiction recovery. Every year, she spends the months leading up to Thanksgiving collecting donations and cooking a massive meal so hundreds of clients and others in need can share the holiday together.
“It makes the clients feel like they have a family surrounding them when they can’t go be with their families,” said Anderson…