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An Austin-area food bank wants students to get healthy meals, so it opened a food pantry at a schoolThe Central Texas Food Bank officially launched its Feeding Futures School Pantry Program at a Del Valle ISD elementary school on Wednesday. The organization hopes to provide 30 meals per student each month.
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State agencies said the U.S. Department of Agriculture did not provide enough information in time for Texas to implement the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer Program in 2024.
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Portions of the proceeds from more than a dozen businesses will be donated to the longtime haven for Austinites trying to get out of homelessness.
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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.
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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.
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The soup will go to the university's food pantry. The Food for Fines program runs through March 24.
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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.
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The pantry will have fresh and shelf-stable food available five days a week.
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The e-commerce giant will deliver free packages of canned and dried goods to those who qualify every month.
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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.