Attendees learned about how food insecurity contributes to poor health, which can cause anything from nutritional deficiencies to substandard academic achievement in school.
After the Food Bank took a hit with this year's Austin Reggae Festival cancellation, our community rallied together to help bridge the funding gap. Thank you for your support!
When Monroe no longer had income left for food after paying his expenses, the Food Bank was there to help. He is just one of the 52,000 seniors the Food Bank services.
Carolina Diaz has been volunteering at the Food Bank mobile pantry sites since 2013, logging more than 300 hours and lending her translation skills to serve the Spanish-speaking community.
Our administrative volunteer Troy Gilbert is trading his laptop for a day out with the crowds at Austin Reggae Fest this weekend. Stay tune next week as we catch up with him to see how his first Reggae Fest experience went!
