One neighbor’s candid story shows how community support, shared strength, and accessible food resources help Central Texans navigate uncertain times with dignity.
Learn how CTFB’s Benefits + Emergency Services Manager, veteran Eddie Dozal, supports neighbors across Central Texas by providing SNAP, Medicaid, and TANF assistance, strengthening food security during the government shutdown, and helping military families access essential resources.
As work stoppages and benefit delays leave more families without support, neighbors across Central Texas are reminding each other that it’s okay to ask for help — and showing that compassion matters.
Here in Central Texas, tens of thousands of federal employees face the uncertainty of when they get their next paycheck. For Debra, an IRS employee of more than three years, that uncertainty meant something else too — a chance to give back.