hunger

A sudden surge in hunger is hitting the local community as SNAP benefits are frozen and the federal government shut down continues. TPR has compiled a resource list of area organizations providing meals and support.

More than half of families with school-aged children faced food insecurity over the last year. Parents also said concerns over whether they can afford nutritious food for their households is taking a toll on their mental health.

A Feeding America report found almost 1 in 4 Texas households with children are food insecure, with almost 1.7 million children at risk of getting inadequate nutrition.

The San Antonio Food Bank’s Champions against Hunger came back after three years. The exclusive dinner hosted by San Antonio Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich featured the players and coaches serving a gourmet four-course meal to 200 guests.

The White House hosted a conference this week to focus attention on hunger, nutrition and health. Food banks are having a tough time — dealing with the pandemic and now inflation.

Stigma around asking for help persists in ranks as hunger soars among military families and new resources come online.

Friday marks 1 year since an iconic photograph was captured: 10,000 cars waiting hours to receive food boxes in Texas. The state still distributes twice as much food as before the pandemic.

The P-EBT program was "the best program" to help poor children through the pandemic. But a series of delays have seen no assistance arrive more than halfway through the school year.

A new report from the nonprofit Military Family Advisory Network sheds light on hunger among active duty service members, veterans and retirees.

One out of four families in San Antonio public schools has experienced hunger since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a report released Friday by the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Urban Education Institute.The report is based on a survey of 1,125 families from eight local school systems conducted during the spring and summer. About 26% of the families surveyed told the institute that they sometimes or often ran out food without money to buy more.