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September is Hunger Action Month, and local food banks are encouraging community members to take action in the fight against hunger through volunteering, donations and other initiatives. Orange is the color of hunger awareness and advocacy. The New Braunfels Food Bank is encouraging everyone to wear orange on Hunger Action Day, Sept. 15, in a [...]

Shaded by the garden beds in full bloom at the New Braunfels Food Bank, 10-year-old Elise makes compost in a glass jar. She carefully adds layers of dirt, shredded carrots, leaves and paper, then pours water into the jar. “We’ve been learning all about plants and life cycles,” said Elise, who participated in this week’s [...]

Since 2017, the Summer Earn and Learn (SEAL) program has provided students with disabilities the opportunity to have paid work experiences through different career paths. The Summer Earn and Learn program (SEAL) is hosted locally by Workforce Solutions Alamo. The organization hosts the program in Comal County, as well as 12 other counties in the [...]

Prekindergarten students at the Lone Star Early Childhood Center in New Braunfels are buzzing with excitement. The chattering youngsters can’t wait to eat their fruits and vegetables — no, really — that they helped grow in the school’s gardening program. Teacher Jenny Massie said her students love discovering new foods and learning about plants.

Last year, when a natural gas outage caused hardships in Guadalupe County, the San Antonio Food Bank quickly pitched in to help county residents with food.

Free Tax Preparation Assistance Available At The New Braunfels Food Bank The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) is an IRS-sponsored program offering free tax preparation assistance to people with $55,000 or less taxable income on their tax return. The VITA staff and volunteers are held to the highest standards [...]

The holiday season can be stressful for many and for various reasons, including lack of availability of food. Leadership at the New Braunfels Food Bank knows all too well about those stressors and is around to help. But the food bank also needs an assistance from the community in making the Christmas season bright for [...]

Natural Bridge Caverns is decking its caverns with holiday décor for its annual Christmas at the Caverns. The holiday festivities run on weekends from Dec. 3 through Dec. 23 at 26495 Natural Bridge Caverns Road. The popular destination is offering a number of activities on weekends in December and during the week leading up to [...]

Before diving into the turkey and stuffing, let’s take a second to dissect the holiday, George Costanza style. With Thanksgiving, you’ve got two great things combined — the thanks, and the giving. That, my friends, is a pretty good recipe already.

Hunger education will be the topic of discussion during Thursday’s general meeting of the IDEA Forum. The meeting will take place at the New Braunfels Food Bank, located at 1620 S. Seguin Ave., starting with light refreshments from 6-6:30 p.m. and followed by the meeting from 6:30-7:30 p.m., which will cover topics such as the [...]