"We have recent financial issues due to medical issues with myself and one of my young children. Without the help of the Food Bank, my family of five would have had very little food to eat over the past few weeks."                                                                                 Erica, San Marcos

Hunger impacts the quality of life for everyone in Hays County.  A hungry child struggles to learn and succeed in life.  A hungry senior faces the difficult choice to buy food or pay for medicines or air conditioning.  A parent works hard to make ends meet and feed the family.  The Food Bank has but one mission - to feed hungry people in these tough economic times. Every donation brings the security of food on the table and the promise of better days to come. 

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It's summer and the shelves at the Food Bank are almost empty. This happens this time of the year because donations drop off about the same time kids get out of school for the summer. Low-income families already stressed by the slow economy now have an added burden of feeding kids who usually eat breakfast and lunch at school through the free and reduced lunch program. So the need for food increases when the supply goes down.

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If you drive by our location on Herndon Street in San Marcos, you will see a beehive of activity as construction crews enclose the drive through and remodel interior offices. The remodel will increase warehouse space for food storage, enlarge the main entrance and add additional workstations for staff.

With a 45% increase in the number of times food is provided per month from 2007 to 2009, the cramped space is simply not big enough to handle the flow of food and people that come into the building every day. The added space will provide temporary relief in this location. The ultimate goal is to build a new Food Bank at the Village of San Marcos site on Hunter Road in the near future. 

The remodel project is scheduled for completion in Mid-August. Watch for an invitation to an open house to be held sometime in September.