The San Antonio Food Bank is stepping up for Pet Hunger Awareness Day by providing free food for cats and dogs. Volunteers will be assisting 500 families through a drive-thru distribution, offering essential care for their furry friends. Two distributions are scheduled today, from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m.

Largest food distribution on the Northeast side of the city is going strong, offering food supplies and encouragement during a tough economy and rising food prices.

From kids out of school to higher prices for air conditioning the San Antonio Food Bank needs more donations and more volunteers this summer.

A woman who turned to the San Antonio Food Bank for help was inspired to help others by setting up a food distribution twice a month for her East Side neighborhood.

This September is Hunger Action Month, a time to focus on advocating against hunger.

The pandemic and inflation are reasons why families are still struggling and in need of food.

Students, administrators, alumni and fans of each university volunteered at the San Antonio Food Bank Wednesday morning.

We’re about 17 months into the COVID-19 pandemic and the images of long lines at food banks are still difficult to forget. But, we are far from done.

The San Antonio Food Bank says families struggling to recover from the pandemic are turning to it for help.

The San Antonio Food Bank is a vital part of our community, helping thousands of families every week.

The San Antonio Food Bank is sending out a plea for volunteers, calling it “an urgent crisis.”

SAN ANTONIO – With so many families in and around San Antonio dealing with difficult situations it’s inspiring to see organizations step up and help out. Volunteers for Project Hope were up early Monday morning distributing pounds and pounds of food at Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit. Vicki Nelson went from volunteer to recipient of Project Hope, a program of the San Antonio Food Bank. They’ve gone without electricity or water, so to just have some water, food dropped off to them it means the world,” Nelson said. To receive assistance you do need to be signed up for the Project Hope program and you can do that by clicking here.

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Food Bank is preparing to provide emergency outreach to community members in need after being affected by the recent winter storms. It needs more than 500 volunteers to help at seven mega mobile food distribution sites over the weekend. However, those who cannot pre-register before the event will not be turned away and can access food while supplies last, the food bank said. Now it’s time to reach those in homes through our distributions and home deliveries,” said Eric Cooper, president & CEO of the San Antonio Food Bank, in a written statement. For more information about the mega food distribution sites this weekend, call the San Antonio Food Bank helpline at 210-431-8326 during regular business hours on Friday or Saturday.

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Food Bank’s final mega distribution of 2020 Tuesday morning carried a Texas twist with each of the food packages. Community First Health Plans also helped pay for the transportation for much of the food. The food bank says it has seen the number of people it helps every week jump from 60,000 to 120,000 across 16 counties. The mega mobile distribution events have been become necessary to help deal with the influx of recipients, the demands of COVID-19 precautions, as well as the loss of many partner agencies who used to help distribute the food. Though the mega distribution events are done for the year, families are still able to get help through the SA Food Bank.

SAN ANTONIO – You could see it in the aerial pictures of the San Antonio Food Bank’s mega distribution event in April. Similarly, the San Antonio Food Bank has seen a 30% increase. Of those 181 food banks examined by the Associated Press, San Antonio’s food bank ranked 15th in average food distribution prior to the pandemic. In the meantime, the food bank will be there to help families keep food on the table, Cooper said. “In the end, it’s going to be OK.”How to helpThere are several ways to help the San Antonio Food Bank feed hungry families.

Thursday's report from the Labor Department said that initial claims for jobless aid dropped from 787,000 the week before. Before the virus paralyzed the economy in March, the number of people applying for unemployment benefits each week had typically amounted to roughly 225,000. "Thanksgiving seasonals likely explain the drop'' in jobless claims last week, Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, wrote in a research note. The total number of people who are continuing to receive traditional state unemployment benefits declined to 5.5 million from 6.1 million. But it also indicates that many of the unemployed have used up their state benefits, which typically expire after six months.

SAN ANTONIO – According to a new survey conducted by the UTSA Urban Education Institute, 26% of families say they are experiencing food insecurity. That means their food supply ran out and there was no money to buy more. Director Michael Villareal said this is something we see throughout the city, not just in any particular part of town. According to Eric Cooper with the San Antonio Food Bank, the results show a direct correlation with remote learning. Villareal hopes the issues highlighted in this survey will trigger community involvement to combat food insecurity especially amid this pandemic.

SAN ANTONIO – Did you know giving just $1 to the San Antonio Food Bank provides seven meals for people who are food insecure here in the Alamo City? Some fast facts about the San Antonio Food Bank:A donation of $5 can feed a child for a week. The average number the food bank serves more than doubled during the pandemic to 120,000 per week. The food bank set up weekly mega distributions to give up to 2,000 households up to 2 weeks' worth of food at a time. You can give to to the San Antonio Food Bank today on The Big Give’s website.

SAN ANTONIO Today at 1 p.m. on SA Live, The Big Give 2020! How you can help the San Antonio Food Bank, Meals on Wheels San Antonio and more, plus crafts for Grandparents Day, a Texas Eats preview, a musical performance and more. Speaking of nonprofits, hundreds of them in the South Texas area are raising money through The Big Give today! SA Live airs weekdays at 1 p.m. on KSAT 12. Stream the show anytime from the KSAT TV app on Roku, Fire Stick, a smart TV or smartphone.

SAN ANTOBIO – As several federal assistance programs aimed at helping people affected by the economic slowdown come to an end this week, there is a fear at the San Antonio Food Bank that the need for assistance could grow. Eric Cooper, president and CEO of the San Antonio Food Bank, said the number of people helped each week by the Food Bank doubled from 60,000 to 120,000 at the start of the economic shutdown in March. How San Antonio Food Bank became lifeline for South Texas during COVID-19 pandemicWith programs like the Paycheck Protection Program, unemployment insurance and a moratorium on evictions ending this week, Cooper is worried the demand for help may spike. On Monday, the San Antonio Food Bank met with several of its large financial supporters to go over its current inventory and demand. How well-positioned we will be in our inventory will be the question.”Another area where the food bank needs help is with volunteers.

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio community has helped those in need get through nine difficult weeks of COVID-19 impact. The San Antonio Food Bank showed just how far the community’s generosity extended in its COVID-19 Crisis Impact Report, which was released Wednesday. CEO Eric Cooper said "San Antonio Strong" has proven true in our community. “It's been the COVID-19 crisis that has brought out this need,” he said. Some $9.1 million purchased 200 semi-truck loads of food over the last nine weeks, and federal funds are now arriving.

Community lives up to ‘San Antonio Strong‘ with generous response to COVID-19 pandemic, food bank CEO saysPublished: May 20, 2020, 10:19 pmThe San Antonio Food Bank says the community stepped up to the plate to ensure needy families didn’t go hungry during the pandemic.

SEGUIN, Texas – The San Antonio Food Bank visited Seguin on Thursday to provide food supplies to those in need. The food bank gave out nearly 100,000 pounds of food, which is roughly a 14-day supply of things like rice, beans, peanut butter, dairy and produce. SA Food Bank feeds thousands during drive-thru distribution at Gustafson StadiumBut, that’s not the only way the food bank can provide assistance during this pandemic. The food bank gives thanks to everyone in the community who has helped make the food distributions possible. Aerial footage of San Antonio Food Bank distribution site a stark reminder of economic crisis during pandemic

The San Antonio Food Bank is once again stepping up to help combat hunger amid the coronavirus crisis. The organization helped 1,200 people who preregistered to receive food at a drive on Tuesday at Toyota Field, and it was prepared to help even more people who showed up to its mega distribution site. To learn more, click here.

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SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Food Bank announced Friday that the COVID-19 response has put a strain on the agency and its ability to help those impacted. “We’ve gone from feeding about 60,000 people a week to about 120,000,” Food Bank President and CEO Eric Cooper said. San Antonio Food Bank launches ‘Neighbor Helping Neighbor’ response effortThe Food Bank has reduced the number of volunteers at its facility to comply with orders and social distancing, which has also caused a challenge in how food is distributed to the public. Those in need will need to preregister with the Food Bank and a distribution site will be set up for people to pick up their food. “Once H-E-B gets back to normal, we will launch a food drive to help families affected by the COVID-19 crisis.

The nonprofits said just when they have had to step up fast to meet needs during the coronavirus crisis, their primary source of food, the San Antonio Food Bank, is changing its policy. Instead of having multiple sites, the food bank intends to provide needed food in the community through the creation of county mega sites. The San Antonio Food Bank is asking nonprofit partner agencies to preregister their clients for the county mega sites by filling out a form on the food bank website. Additionally, the Food Bank has already announced a few lunch and neighborhood food giveaways they have on the calendar. San Antonio Food Bank launches ‘Neighbor Helping Neighbor’ response effortCOVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new virus, stands for coronavirus disease 2019.

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Food Bank is once again participating in the Hunters for the Hungry program, which is managed by Feeding Texas, to help those in need. Through the program, hunters can drop off legally tagged deer to a participating meat processor, and eventually, the meat makes its way to the San Antonio Food Bank. But this year, we partnered with Trinity Oaks, where the San Antonio Food Bank has staff and volunteers that process venison,” said Eric Cooper, president and CEO of San Antonio Food Bank. “Now that money will come through Texas Parks and Wildlife to the San Antonio and New Braunfels food banks. San Antonio resident Travis Wuest grew up hunting and has been participating in the program for many years.