Food Insecurity

The Texas Legislature is spending $6.6 million over the next two years to cover the cost of breakfast for students who qualify for reduced-price meals. The new funding is going to benefit about 1,800 students in Austin ISD.

A federal waiver that allowed schools to provide free meals to all students regardless of family income expired after Republicans in Congress blocked efforts to renew it.

The soup will go to the university's food pantry. The Food for Fines program runs through March 24.

Starting this month, Texans who use SNAP benefits to buy groceries will have an average of $212 less per month to buy groceries, as pandemic-era increases to the food assistance program are ended.

The pantry will have fresh and shelf-stable food available five days a week.

The e-commerce giant will deliver free packages of canned and dried goods to those who qualify every month.

Texas saw a spike in food insecurity at the start of the pandemic, according to a new report from the USDA. But that largely leveled off due to rent relief, eviction bans and expanded food-access programs.

El Programa Healthy Corner Stores, el cual se puso a prueba inicialmente en 2016, lanzó el miércoles en seis tiendas ubicadas en una parte del este de la ciudad conocida como Eastern Crescent para ayudar a cubrir la necesidad de acceso a alimentos saludables.

Austin's relaunched Healthy Corner Store Program brings healthy food options to convenience stores in the city's Eastern Crescent. And City Council Member Vanessa Fuentes wants a plan to bring food security and resiliency in the long run.

Meals on Wheels Central Texas has gained 1,500 new clients since the start of the pandemic. The organization needs more volunteers to keep up with demand as it transitions back to daily meal deliveries.