Hunger Blog
5 Hopeful Stories in 2020 from the East Texas Food Bank
As this year comes to a close, we took a look back at the stories of hope that inspired us during these tough months of 2020. While COVID-19 has had devastating impacts on our communities, we are grateful for the staff, volunteers, donors, partner agencies and supporters who have come Agencies, Stories, Volunteers
Board of Directors Spotlight: Lisa Williams
Lisa Williams is the President of Black Nurses Rock in Tyler. She is new the East Texas Food Bank Board of Directors and joined this summer. Lisa recently graduated from Leadership Tyler and did a tour of ETFB in her class. She told us she was amazed at the operations ETFB Spotlight
Employee Spotlight: Lauren Barnes
Lauren Barnes joined the East Texas Food Bank in October 2019 as the Communications and Marketing Director. Lauren is responsible for all marketing, communications and advocacy activities across ETFB’s 26 county service area. Lauren has a passion for using her skills to have a positive impact on the community and ETFB Spotlight
Board of Directors Spotlight: Jay Brooks
Jay Brooks is the Smith County Fire Marshal/Emergency Management Coordinator and joined the Board of Directors in July of 2020. Jay said he was inspired to join the board after working with ETFB during its COVID-19 emergency response. “I was impressed with the operation and the number of people that ETFB Spotlight