BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – The Brazos Valley Food Bank (BVFB) is aware of that summer time months imply a deeper want for meals for Brazos Valley residents.
“It’s not essentially a brand new want that’s presenting itself, however a household needing extra meals help than they’ve wanted in the course of the college 12 months as a result of in the course of the summer time there’s the next want for assets like utility prices, and fewer assets accessible to a household,” the Brazos Valley Meals Financial institution Applications Director Shannon Avila acknowledged.
According to Feeding America, one in 5 Texas youngsters experiences starvation.
“If you concentrate on it, that’s 5 meals for a scholar every week, simply factoring in lunches that they’re not in a position to entry on the college any longer as a result of they’re not going to highschool any longer. That would additionally imply breakfast for that scholar as nicely, so that might be 10 meals per baby per week,” Avila defined.
That’s why BVFB offers different programs like the Backpack Program all through the summer time. Through the 2023-2024 college 12 months, BVFB served 2,039 youngsters with 53,395 backpacks at 41 associate faculties throughout six totally different counties, in keeping with their web site.
“In Brazos County, we work with the juvenile division to assist get summer time backpacks out to households who may not have entry to different assets. In Washington County, that may appear to be a summer time camp that’s placed on by means of native partnerships. In Brenham, in Grimes County, Navasota, that appears like a church that helps to get meals out to kiddos locally,” Avila talked about.
The meals banks and pantries, like The Bridge Ministries, are prepared and prepared to assist as a lot as they will.
“We’re right here each Thursday from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. We’re in a position to presently feed about 150 households every week. We’ve been blessed to the place that quantity can develop considerably,” mentioned The Bridge Ministries Government Director Colby Avenue.
For a full listing of BVFB packages, take a look at the BVFB web site or Square Meals for a comprehensive list around Texas. Here’s a listing of a number of the areas internet hosting meals drives all through the summer time.
BRAZOS: Faculty Hills, Creek View, Forest Ridge, Greens Prairie, Pebble Creek
BURLESON: Caldwell, Snook, Somerville Elementary
GRIMES: Brule, Excessive Level, Webb Elementary, Iola,
MADISON: Madisonville Elementary, North Zulch Elementary, Madisonville Intermediate
ROBERTSON: Hearne, Bremond, Calvert Elementary
Bryan ISD’s food program starts back on June 2.
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