Jonathan Gonzalez, Author at Feeding Texas

Press Release

Texas Legislature Invests $95M for Food Bank Capacity Building

April 1st, 2022

For Immediate Release: April 1, 2022 Contact: Celia Cole, 512-590-0659, ccole@feedingtexas.org This statement is attributable in whole or in part to Celia Cole, CEO of Feeding Texas, regarding the Texas Department of Agriculture’s announcement of $95M in capacity-building funds for food banks: “Food banks are an important layer of protection against hunger every day, and

In The News

COVID, supply chain problems, winter storm Uri all pushed food banks to become more resilient

March 9th, 2022

This post was originally published on The Dallas Morning News Food banks have always grappled with supply chain problems. We will never forget that just over a year ago millions of Texans suffered from the winter ice storm that covered the state, causing many to lose electricity, hunt for water and sustain damage to their

Disaster Response & Recovery

Your Impact on Winter Storm Uri Relief

February 24th, 2022

Thanks to generous support from our donors and partners, Feeding Texas and the statewide network of food banks were able to feed hundreds of thousands of Texans during Winter Storm Uri. Over 56 MILLION MEALS were distributed in response to the winter storm via the Feeding Texas network! That’s a 25% increase during the weeks following the storm. Impact

What We're Saying

1 in 8 Texas Households Struggled to Eat While Pandemic Raged

September 8th, 2021

One in eight Texas households struggled to avoid hunger between 2018 and 2020, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report released today. An average thirteen percent of Texas households experienced ‘food insecurity’ in that time period, meaning they faced hunger or engaged in coping mechanisms to avoid it. Data analyzed by Northwestern University during