Exactly one year after the World Health Organization declared the global COVID-19 pandemic that led to world-wide shutdowns, former President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) on March 11, 2021. The federal stimulus funds were distributed to local communities to assist them in economic and public health recovery. New Braunfels, [...]
As the government shutdown continues, a rude awakening is coming to many Comal County residents: Rising health care costs for people using the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and rising food insecurity due to the loss of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Lost wages of federal workers will increase demand at our food bank and [...]
The Apple Seeds Apartments, located at 1530 S. Seguin Ave., in New Braunfels, is going to be completed on time and on budget following two years of permit delays, said Eric Cooper, President and CEO of the San Antonio Food Bank. What happened A culmination of the COVID-19 pandemic and city’s permitting process delayed the [...]
As the New Braunfels area continues to grow, local organizations are facing a surge in demand for services, particularly when it comes to addressing food insecurities among seniors. The Comal County Senior Citizens Foundation has seen a significant rise in the number of meals served through its Meals on Wheels program, which now delivers more than 3,000 [...]
A couple of years back, The New York Times published a piece calling New Braunfels, Texas, “one of America’s fastest-growing cities” after a release from the United States Census Bureau. Not much seems to have changed as Inside Monkey this year ranked it fifth on its list of fastest-growing cities in the state. If you had not heard about [...]
SAN ANTONIO – Even though most school districts have returned to the classroom, there’s still some that are preparing for the new school year. To help families transition to the new school year, community organizations and districts are hosting back-to-school giveaways, and some are offering free health screenings and vaccinations. Centro Cristiano Internacional: The church will host a Back-to-School Community [...]
In a unique leap from combating hunger to tackling housing insecurity, the New Braunfels Food Bank is making headway on its Apple Seed Apartments initiative, although expansion plans into San Antonio seem off the menu for now. Eric Cooper, CEO of the San Antonio Food Bank, dismissed the prospect of a similar move in San [...]
Some 30 minutes outside San Antonio, the town of New Braunfels is one of the fastest-growing communities in the fast-growing state of Texas. The population surged 56% from 2010 to 2020. It’s gotten harder to find housing, and homelessness is growing. The situation helped inspire the local food bank to take on a new type [...]
Over the past several weeks, New Braunfels has hosted groundbreaking ceremonies for numerous organizations, including Connections Individual and Family Services and the Spirit of Sharing (SOS) Food Bank During the first week of October, the SOS Food Bank was finally able to take a huge step toward making a long-held goal a reality. The food [...]
Staff and volunteers at the New Braunfels Food Bank stayed busy Friday, which marked Hunger Action Day, distributing grocery bags to clients in shopping carts filled to the brim as part of the pantry’s convenient Grab & Go service. Several staff members and volunteers wore bright orange shirts, the color of hunger awareness and advocacy. [...]
