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 [...]
760,000 meals raised! We had a blast at our 6th Annual Locally Grown and hope you did too! The farm-to-table event provided 760,000 meals to our neighbors facing hunger. We could not have done it without all the wonderful guests and generous sponsors. Thank you for your participation, your support, and for packing the [...]
Lending a helping hand in more ways than one, Big Serve brought out over 1,000 community members to help local nonprofits and make a difference during one of New Braunfels’ largest volunteer weekends. Thanks to the Big Serve 24 Meals on Wheels recipients have freshly mowed lawns, local schools and parks have improved curb appeal [...]
The New Braunfels Food Bank is a branch of the San Antonio Food Bank, which serves 29 counties throughout the Feeding America network. Originally founded in 2010 as The Kitchen Table, the NBFB has expanded to serve the growing community. The NBFB assists around 7,000 individuals with the help of about 2,000 volunteers every month. [...]
Late Friday, New Braunfels Utilities announced its customers would see interim adjustments in the Power Cost Recovery Adjustment, or PCRA, portion of their electricity bill for August and September while electric usage is high. Effective Monday through Sept. 30, NBU customers will see a 2.1 cents per kilowatt hour reduction in the PCRA portion of [...]
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.
Pumpkin Spice Smoothie Community Wellness Education Cooking Demonstration & Recipe Cooking Demonstration: Follow along as our Nutrition & Wellness Education Coordinator, Jennifer Lankford, demonstrates how to craft your own Pumpkin Spice Smoothie! Recipe: To view the full recipe, click on the button below. RECIPE
