05/06/2025
Danny Gokey is coming to Our Place and bringing blessings with him!
Better Than I Found It, the nonprofit organization founded by American Idol alum and three-time GRAMMY® nominee Danny Gokey, has announced their special “Bus Stop” Giveback event taking place at Our Place (a division of God’s Food Pantry) in Somerset, KY on Wednesday, 5/7/2025. The Giveback will feature a surprise visit from Gokey, as well as a donation of supplies and resources from Better Than I Found It to Our Place to support their continued work of serving those in need.
“God’s Food Pantry/Our Place continually seeks more ways to respond to the needs of the community,” said Gokey. “They’ve been faithful for 43 years, and we want to help make sure they continue helping those in need in Kentucky and Tennessee for the next 43 years."
Our Place is a 35,000 sq ft. redistribution center warehouse in Somerset, KY that provides resources to schools, churches, and nonprofit partners, allowing them to better serve their clients and help people in need throughout Kentucky and Tennessee. The warehouse contains hundreds of life-changing resources including clothing, shoes, small appliances, bedding, baby supplies, cleaning items, toys, school supplies, toiletries, and so much more. Our Place’s founding agency, God’s Food Pantry, is the largest serving food pantry in South Central Kentucky. They serve supplemental food daily and provide 80,000+ food service visits yearly to those in need.
God’s Food Pantry has continually sought more ways to serve families in need. They have recently announced plans to open OakPointe Centre, a new 100,000 sq ft multipurpose facility focused on helping families overcome obstacles to self-sufficiency. The new facility will not only include a food pantry, but also a clothing and feeding center, with an additional 45,000 sq ft. available for lease to other partner entities dedicated to moving poverty-stricken families forward in their lives.
About Better Than I Found It: Better Than I Found It is an outreach arm of Tell Somebody Movement, founded by Danny Gokey. A unique nonprofit, its mission is to empower other good-hearted individuals and organizations to continue their selfless work, bridging the gap between need and resources. The driver is the belief that we can leave the world better than we found it. By shining a light on the good and providing tangible resources to hardworking nonprofits, BTIFI empowers them to continue and amplify their positive impact on communities. See more on Facebook and Instagram and at betterthanifoundit.org.
About Danny Gokey: Three-time Grammy Nominee, three-time KLOVE Male Vocalist of the Year, Dove Award winner, and eight-time Dove Award Nominee, Milwaukee native Danny Gokey became a favorite of millions of fans as a Top 3 finalist on Season Eight of American Idol. Following Idol, Gokey dropped his first album, My Best Days and since that time has celebrated a series of No. 1s including his follow up releases Hope In Front of Me, Rise, Haven’t Seen It Yet, holiday albums, Christmas Is Here and The Greatest Gift and, most recently, Jesus People, released in August 2021, which explores a broad spectrum of musical styles. Spawning singles like “Hope In Front of Me”, “Rise,” “The Comeback,” “Love God Love People,” and RIAA Gold-certified “Tell Your Heart to Beat Again” and “Haven’t Seen It Yet,” Danny Gokey has cemented his place on the radio charts with multi-week, multi-chart-topping runs in the United States, Canada, and now Latin markets with the releases of Spanish singles and collaborations. The desire to make a broader impact with his message of hope led to the founding of nonprofit organization Better Than I Found It, which continues to host 'Bus Stop’ give back events. He and his wife Leyiet also launched Livin’ la Vida Gokey, a podcast featuring conversations about faith and family. They currently live outside Nashville, TN with their four beautiful children, Daniel, Victoria, Gabriel, and Emanuel. Find out more at DannyGokey.com
