For the second year in a row, your Food Bank continues to operate at full operational capacity, distributing the entire contents of our warehouse every month. We serve as a revolving door for two million pounds of food, or the equivalent in weight of a Boeing 737 airplane every day, 365 days of the year. A blazing hot summer, rising food and gas prices, higher utility and healthcare costs — these expenses that affect us all highlight the stark choices many in our community face each day. These difficult choices are squeezing Central Texans across our 21-county service area, and for many this means little of the family budget is left over to pay for food.
Thank you...
The food lines have never been longer, and the Feeding America network of food banks, of which Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) is one, is serving 46 percent more clients than four years ago. But thanks to you and to many in our community, we have been able to respond to meet this crisis, and provide a lifeline to our hungry friends and neighbors. Because of you we:
· responded to the Central Texas wildfires, providing immediate and long-term hunger relief
· i ncreased the number of households served by our Wheels of Sharing mobile food pantries by 40 percent
· served nearly 3,000 older adults through our HOPE program each month
· provided 35,000 nutritious meals every month to children via our Kids Cafes
· distributed 24 million pounds of food, serving 300,000 Central Texans
Hank Perret President & CEO
Matt Dow Board President
The face of hunger, hidden in full view of all of us, may also not be who you think it is. It is more than 25 percent of our children, our older adults, working families, students, the unemployed, and the homeless. In times like these, we continue to be heartened by the way this community steps up in times of need, whether it’s the everyday needs of neighbors or those driven by disaster situations. We need to stand firm in the belief that hunger is unacceptable and continue to focus on the challenge of ending hunger. We are determined to meet that challenge, and with your continued support, we will strive to achieve a hunger-free community.
CAFB nourishes 300,000 hungry Central Texans each year. Photo: Darcy Elizabeth Photography
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