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CAFB Awarded $10.6 Million Federal Reimbursement Grant to Address Child Hunger, Child Obesity
New Program to Help Capital Area Food Bank Provide Family Food Boxes This Summer
Austin, TX — WHAT:
Summer Family Nutrition Program
Capital Area Food Bank will provide two 25-pound nutritious Family Food Boxes per month, June to September, to eligible families
WHO:
- Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) and Partner Agencies in our 21-county service area
- CAFB estimates 114,000 Central Texas families are eligible for this program
- $10.6 million grant funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
- Eligible families are: Households with legal guardianship over at least one child under 18 years of age and with an annual household income equal to or less than 185 percent of the federal poverty guideline; families whose children received free- or reduced-price lunch; or who receive WIC, SNAP (food stamps) and other federal programs
- CAFB will prescreen to determine eligibility and distribute Family Food Boxes on-site Tuesday through Saturday, 12-6 p.m.
- For more information, visit www.austinfoodbank.org/family-food-box or call the Family Food Box line at 512/684-2511
- Families will receive monthly Family Food Boxes containing a nutritional balance of pantry staples such as cereal, beans, rice and canned vegetables; nutrition education materials and resources for additional assistance
WHY:
- 41 percent of CAFB clients are children
- Through this summer program, the Food Bank will fill the gap and help families with children who typically eat meals at school
- To alleviate both child hunger and child obesity for Central Texas families with children at risk of hunger
- Media coverage needed to spread the word to the estimated 114,000 families eligible for this new Food Bank program
WHEN & WHERE:
Prescreening begins Thursday, June 24; distribution is June 29 – September 30, 2010
1) Capital Area Food Bank of Texas (8201 S. Congress Avenue)
- Tuesday through Saturday, 12-6 p.m.; prescreening required
2) During regularly-scheduled food distributions at:
About Capital Area Food Bank of Texas:
The mission of the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas is to feed the hungry by providing food and grocery products to human service agencies serving people in need throughout Central Texas. In its 29th year of service, the Food Bank currently provides food and grocery products to 350 Partner Agencies in 21 Central Texas counties. In 2009, CAFB distributed more than 22 million pounds of food. For more information on the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas and its programs, visit www.austinfoodbank.org or call 512/282-2111.
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