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East Texas Food Bank sets emergency food box distribution, launches senior box delivery

The East Texas Food Bank will be hosting an emergency food box distribution, and launching a delivery program to get food boxes to seniors. The ETFB will host an emergency food box distribution from 10 a.m. to noon (or while supplies last) on Friday, April 3 at the East Texas News, News Room

Skyrocketing unemployment changing requirements for SNAP

In about a week, more than 150,000 Texans filed for unemployment benefits, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.For perspective, that is an 860% increase over the prior week. The Texas Department of Health and Human Services lowered some of the requirements needed to qualify for welfare programs like SNAP. News, News Room

East Texas Food Bank holding ‘virtual food drive’

The East Texas Food Bank organized a virtual food drive to help serve the needy in the East Texas area. Donors are asked to purchase needed items online that will be distributed to those in need. (Read this story from KYTX CBS19) News, News Room

East Texas Food Bank and T.L.L. Temple Foundation hand out 670 emergency boxes of food

The East Texas Food Bank and T.L.L. Temple Foundation distributed 670 emergency boxes of food to people in need in Lufkin on Thursday. “It’s been an hour and a half, and we’re out of food,” food bank CEO Dennis Cullinane said. “It’s painful — we thought we brought twice as News, News Room

East Texas Food Bank continues to feed demand for food amid coronavirus

The East Texas Food Bank is working hard to provide meals to those who need them amid the coronavirus. “Right now it’s a godsend to a lot of families,” Dennis Cullinane, CEO of East Texas Food Bank, said. “We got a good variety of items that are in here they News, News Room

East Texas Food Bank, T.L.L. Temple Foundation to deliver emergency food assistance

The T.L.L. Temple Foundation is partnering with the East Texas Food Bank to distribute emergency food assistance boxes from 4-7 p.m. Thursday and next Tuesday at 105 Lofton St. “East Texas has some of the highest rates of food insecurity in the state,” said Wynn Rosser, foundation president and CEO. News, News Room