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Meals on Wheels Central Texas has gained 1,500 new clients since the start of the pandemic. The organization needs more volunteers to keep up with demand as it transitions back to daily meal deliveries.
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Friday marked the one year anniversary of one of the biggest domestic food distributions in U.S. history. The San Antonio Food Bank fed 10,000 people that day at Traders Village, a flea market on the city’s South Side.
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50.4 million U.S. households are expected to be food insecure by the end of 2020, including an "unprecedented" number of children, and the pandemic is not over yet. What can be done move the needle toward a food-secure future?
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In the first episode of the Shakeout, a podcast about the economic fallout of the pandemic, Paul Flahive tells the stories of Texans waiting in line at food bank events throughout the summer in San Antonio, where more than 10,000 cars lined up for a single food drive in April. One woman brings the food back to her apartment parking lot to share with her neighbors. A hairstylist worries about feeding family members who moved in with her. A young father turns to the food bank to feed his sons after the pandemic forced him to quit his job.
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For more than a century, food has been getting more abundant, and cheaper. Yet people keep worrying about food shortages. Some economists say the fears actually create their own problems.
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In the past seven months, San Antonio has experienced losses of both life and economic stability due to COVID-19; employment, housing and food…
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In the past seven months, San Antonio has experienced losses of both life and economic stability due to COVID-19; employment, housing and food…
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For food banks across Texas, August will be a busy month. Millions are unemployed and food need has skyrocketed due to the COVID-19 crisis. An estimated…
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This post was updated on Wednesday, July 8, at 4:15 p.m. The San Antonio Food Bank continues to be a lifeline for San Antonio families experiencing food…
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The sun rose over the Chihuahuan desert one June morning, and in Presidio it rose to about 200 cars waiting in line. Dust and sediment, and open landscape…