Program areas at Central Texas Food Bank
Food distribution - Food is distributed to partner agencies and provided to low-income individuals and families for free. In fy 23 we distributed over 49 million pounds of Food.
Fresh Food for families - fresh Food for families provides free monthly distributions of fruits, vegetables, and other fresh foods to low-income families. In fy 23 we served over 620,000 pounds of Food to over 65,000 clients.
Mobile Food pantry - mobile Food pantries fill geographic and service gaps in emergency Food assistance. These mobile Food pantries provide basic staples, fruits, vegetables, and frozen foods. In fy 23 the program distributed over 3.5 million pounds of Food to over 169,100 clients.
Health & nutrition education - the nutrition education program helps low-income individuals and families make healthy Food choices within a limited budget and choose active lifestyles. In fiscal year 23 more than 1,200 unique participants were educated though 386 education classes or cooking demonstrations.snap assistance - the snap assistance staff provide phone and in-person help in explaining the snap application process (along with other programs) and help completing the application packet. In fy 23 we helped complete 1,974 applications.healthy options for the elderly (hope) - hope provides free monthly distributions of health, shelf-stable foods. In fy 23 we served 760,000 pounds of Food to over 54,000 low-income seniors.summer Food service program (sfsp) - sfsp provides nutritious lunches and snacks to children of low-income families. In fy 23 we served 63,704 meals.kids cafe - kids cafe serves as a direct partnership between the Food Bank and existing after-school programs to provide nutritious meals to low-income children who may not otherwise have access to healthy and balanced nutrition outside of the school. Kids cafe served over 95,000 meals in fy 23.national school lunch program - we delivered over 4 million pounds of Food to schools for the national school lunch program in fy 23.