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In 2016, San Antonio College started a program to meet the needs of students living in poverty.Since then, the Student Advocacy Center has helped hundreds…
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On This episode of "Texas Matters":50 years after CBS's Hunger In America exposed San Antonio's povertySenator John Cornyn on border family separations…
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It was 50 years ago that a documentary exposed the conditions on the San Antonio Westside that shocked the nation.America saw disturbing images of extreme…
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Pockets of the veteran population are experiencing food insecurity at unusually high rates, and the Department of Veterans Affairs is taking steps to…
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The Harlandale and San Antonio independent school districts are among the best in the state at making sure their students have enough to eat, according to…
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The number of people who have experienced hunger in the U.S. exceeds the combined populations of Texas, Michigan and Maine.Forty-one million Americans,…
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Thousands of military households rely on government food assistance programs, but the Pentagon doesn't track how many service members have trouble...
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Texas' prevalence of food insecurity is above the U.S. average, according to 2013-15 data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. "Food insecurity" means…
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Last year Texas received almost $60 million for its Summer Meals Program to feed low income children. But most kids just aren’t showing up, leaving many…
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About 23 million American households rely on SNAP, formerly known as food stamps. But nearly one-third of them still have to visit a food pantry to keep themselves fed, according to USDA data.