Hunger News
March 9, 2021
National Nutrition Month: Plan Your Meals Each Week
March is National Nutrition Month®, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics wants to help give everyone the tools to make informed food choices and develop healthful eating and physical activity habits for life. This year’s theme is to Personalize Your Plate, and this week’s message is to: plan your Nutrition
February 26, 2021
Black History Month: Hunger Heroes
During Black History Month in February, the East Texas Food Bank wanted to celebrate the stories of both national and local Black “Hunger Heroes” who help our neighbors keep food on the table all year-round. The Honorable Shirley Chisholm Many Americans know the Honorable Shirley Chisholm as the first African-American Stories
February 25, 2021
National Nutrition Month: Eat a variety of nutrition foods every day!
March is National Nutrition Month®️, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics wants to help give everyone the tools to make informed food choices and develop healthful eating and physical activity habits for life. This year’s theme is to Personalize Your Plate, and this week’s message is to: Eat a Nutrition
February 22, 2021
Winter Storm Recovery Resources
As East Texans begin the recovery process from the winter storm last week, the East Texas Food Bank is hard at work providing support and food for our partner agency network through our 26 county service area. Below, we have gathered some resources for those who are looking for assistance Events, News
February 9, 2021
“I volunteer because it’s good for the heart to give to other people”
Veda Flowers has been a volunteer with Helping Hands of Kilgore, an East Texas Food Bank partner agency, for three years. However, she told us that she has seen quite the change this past year. “We’ve seen a lot more people because of COVID,” Veda said, adding that many are Agencies, Volunteers