Central Texas Food Bank provides 500 households with food in response to increased need

AUSTIN, Texas – The Central Texas Meals Financial institution held an emergency meals distribution Monday night in response to the elevated want due to the ice storm.

One East Austin Resident who got here by the road mentioned with a lower paycheck and spoiled meals within the fridge, he wanted the meals to supply for his household for the remainder of the week.

“The freeze worn out all of the meals within the fridge,” East Austin resident Robert Broussard mentioned. “The freeze shut down my job web site.”

Broussard mentioned he was with out energy for 5 days, it lastly got here again Sunday, and he’s making an attempt to maneuver ahead. He’s certainly one of a whole bunch who lined up across the Delco Exercise Heart in East Austin to choose up meals from the Central Texas Meals Financial institution.

“We all know that individuals have been in want of help previous to the ice storm, so having misplaced meals from energy, possibly incurring extra bills from downed timber, injury to the home, we wish to make sure that households have what they want,” Central Texas Meals Financial institution President & CEO Sari Vatske mentioned.

About 20 volunteers took the pallets of meals off the vehicles, made lanes for the automobiles to return by, helped direct visitors, and positioned meals within the trunks of a whole bunch of automobiles.

Vatske mentioned they have been intentional in selecting the meals to distribute realizing some individuals are nonetheless with out energy, so the meals doesn’t require electrical energy to make.

“We wish to ensure that folks have entry to meals in an surroundings with out energy,” Vatske mentioned.

“Thanks from all of us, as a result of if not for this, we might be scrambling for the following few weeks,” Broussard mentioned.

The Central Texas has at the least 10 different distributions throughout Central Texas all through the week. Click on right here for the record.