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BY ANDREW CREELMAN
San Antonio Food Bank faces increased demand due to federal cuts, government shutdown
of San Antonio’s population may also be in line for assistance. “There’s about 189,000 federal workers and government contractors that call San Antonio home,” Cooper said. “That’s a demographic that if they miss their paychecks [due to the shutdown], they will need food.” Aside from those workers, around 279,000 Bexar County residents alone rely on SNAP bene ts to get regular food, Cooper said. As a result, Cooper said the food bank may see an increase in need over the next few months and into the holiday season. What’s being done Cooper said the food bank is ramping up activity to meet the demands of the community. “We’re just working to try and make sure no one else goes hungry,” Cooper said.
Serving 29 counties across Southwest Texas, the San Antonio Food Bank provides for over 577,000 residents in need each year. President and CEO Eric Cooper said the nonpro t provides aid to around 120,000 individuals per week. “We frame our work in the three areas that we call food for today, food for tomorrow, and food for a lifetime,” Cooper said. Managing the impact With the United States federal government shutdown that began on Oct. 1, Cooper said that the San Antonio Food Bank may see direct impacts on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which food bank recipients can enroll in. Although more people in the region may need to receive direct help, Cooper added that fur- loughed federal workers who make up a portion
The San Antonio Food Bank helps to provide nourishment to residents across 29 counties in Southwest Texas.
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