Food Banks in San Antonio and New Braunfels have been struggling to keep up with increasing demand. Not because of a lack of generosity, but a lack of volunteers. “You might not be seeing me as much,” Alex Davis explained to Food Bank President and CEO Eric Cooper Wednesday Morning. Davis had been volunteering at [...]
No parent should ever be faced with not knowing where their child’s next meal is coming from, but that’s a reality many parents are facing during the nationwide infant formula shortage, including local mom Melissa Mattaliano. Recently Mattaliano has found herself scouring the grocery and drug stores searching for formula for her daughter, who requires [...]
Efforts to bolster services for individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing homelessness are growing in New Braunfels as the cost of living continues to rise locally. Area nonprofit organizations are working to meet the needs of a community that is becoming increasingly unaffordable for many residents by developing short-term emergency housing, connecting individuals [...]
The holidays are past, but the need persists. Volunteers with the New Braunfels Food Bank served an estimated more than 400 vehicles on Wednesday morning while distributing products donated by Tyson, the Springdale, Arkansas-based chicken, beef and pork processor.
Some families began to line up at 3 a.m. Thursday for their chance to receive protein and groceries. Tyson Foods teamed up with the New Braunfels Food Bank and Santikos Entertainment Center to distribute 40,000 pounds of protein.
Local resident ER Gordon underwent multiple surgeries for cataracts and a bypass, making him homebound. Due to various expenses and the inability to run errands, his grandson would frequent the San Antonio Food Bank for him to pick up food such as canned fruit cocktails and fresh vegetables. His grandson brought so much food back, [...]
Natural Bridge Caverns announced the return of "Christmas at the Caverns" for the 8th year starting Saturday, December 4th and runs for 10 nights through December 23rd. Filled with carols in the caverns, a stunning walk thru light stroll, giant Christmas tree, and, of course, Spelunker Claus, this year's event is shaping up to be [...]
Kids excitedly perused colorful rows of fresh fruits and vegetables inside a San Antonio Food Bank truck on Friday. Mountain Valley Elementary School students got to learn about healthy produce from local farms through the “Mobile Mercado” program.
Gregorio waited in a long line of cars wrapped around the Santikos Entertainment theater in Cibolo to pick up donated food from the food bank on Wednesday morning. He said disability checks from the government are running thin, so being able to not worry about food temporarily is a huge relief. “I’m disability and I [...]
