>> JUST SHY OF 9.30 WELCOME BACK LAST NOVEMBER, WE POINT OUT TO OUR VIEWERS THAT
SOUTHSIDE ISD DOES NOT HAVE A
GROCERY STORE LIKE AN H E B OR
A WALMART
AND FAMILIES IN THAT DISTRICT
HAVE LIMITED CONVENIENT ACCESS
TO FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
WILL SINCE THAT REPORT
SOUTHSIDE ISD HAS OPENED ITS
FOOD PANTRY.
>> LET’S PROVIDE FOOD TO ABOUT
1200 PEOPLE EVERY MONTH BUT AS
OUR MAX MASSEY REPORTS, A LACK
OF AN ATV OR CONVENTIONAL
GROCERY STORE STILL REMAINS A
BIG ISSUE
FOR FAMILIES.
>> YES, THE SUBSET I AM SO
UPSET IS FRUSTRATING ELIANA
LOPEZ HAS 2 CHILDREN A 10
YEAR-OLD SON AND A 7 YEAR-OLD
DAUGHTER. THEY ARE JUST ONE OF
MANY FAMILIES HERE IN SOUTH
SINAI’S THE WHO ARE IN NEED OF
BETTER ACCESS TO FRESH FRUITS
AND VEGETABLES WE HAVE NO 8
YEAR WALMART NEARBY SO WE HAVE
DOLLAR GENERAL DOWN THE STREET
WE HAVE SOME GAS STATIONS THERE
DOWN THE STREETS AS WELL.
>> BUT NO NO WAY TO KNOW WHILE
MARS FOR A LOT OF SAN ANTONIO
FAMILIES. IT MIGHT BE HARD TO
IMAGINE THAT THIS IS A REAL
PROBLEM OUR NEAREST IS A
MILITARY DRIVE WHICH FOR US IS
A GOOD.
2030 MINUTES FOR SOME FAMILIES
WE HAVE HUGE HOUSEHOLDS.
YOU TELL US HOLDS WE HAVE
DOUBLE OCCUPANCY BUT WE HAVE
HOUSEHOLDS WHERE THEY’RE AT
LEAST MORE THAN 2 CHILDREN
THAT’S 40 MINUTES TO AN HOUR IN
TOTAL DRIVING. AND THERE ARE
TIMES AND FAST FOOD OR
UNHEALTHY OPTIONS ARE JUST
EASIER HEALTHY HABITS STARTED A
YOUNG AGE AND DEVELOPING THAT
PALLET FOR HEALTHY HABITS
STARTS AT A VERY YOUNG AGE AND
SO WHEN OUR STUDENTS DON’T HAVE
THAT EXPERIENCE OR HAVE ACCESS
TO THAT THEY THEN ARE JUST BECOMING THOSE ADULTS THAT MAYBE ARE DEVELOPING THOSE BAD
EATING HABIT THESE HEALTH
ISSUES ARE NOT DISAPPEARING IN
FACT THE SUPERINTENDENT TELLS
ME THAT THE INFLUX
OF STUDENTS IS ALREADY BEATING
EXPECTATIONS. WE ARE AT A
RECORD NUMBER OF STUDENTS RIGHT
AT 6,000 STUDENTS THAT
CONTINUALLY IS GROWING.
>> THE POPULATION HERE IS
GROWING AND SO ARE THE BUSINESS
VENTURES.
THERE ARE BIG DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT EXPECTED FROM TJ MAXX
DISTRIBUTION CENTER NAVISTAR
AND SOUTHS STAR.
>> THERE ARE BIG PROJECTS
COMING HERE TO THE SOUTH SIDE
COMMERCIAL
AND RESIDENTIAL THE
SUPERINTENDENT TELLING ME THAT
THEIR HOMES SLATED TO BE BUILT
AN AREA THAT START IN THE
$140,000 RANGE.
♪
AND THEN GO UP TO HALF A
MILLION DOLLARS.
>> AND MORE PEOPLE MEANS MORE
OF A NEED FOR A GROCERY STORE
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE’RE
PROACTIVE WE GET THESE THINGS
WE NEED TO GROCERY STORE.
>> WE NEED THE A RETAIL
DEVELOPMENT AS WELL TO
BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR
RESIDENTS TO HOMES THAT ARE
COMING SO PEOPLE DON’T HAVE TO
KEEP DRIVING AWAY TO SHOP A
TEAM. WE DON’T FORGET ABOUT
THAT DON’T FORGET ABOUT
SOUTHSIDE WE SEND OUR STUDENTS
THAT WAY TO BE EMPLOYEES.
>> WE OUR FAMILIES
♪
>> THAT WAY.
>> MAX JOINS US NOW IN THE
STUDIO FOR FIRST BUS JUST MIND
BOGGLING TO ME THAT THERE ISN’T
A GROCERY STORE.
ANY INTEREST FROM A TV OR IN
THE GROCERY STORE CHAIN.
SO IT’S COMPLICATED.
>> FIRST OFF I DO WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THE FOOD PANTRY THAT
SOCIETY HAS STARTED HIS IT
HELPS SO MANY PEOPLE EVERY
MONTH. IT’S REALLY AMAZING.
SEVERAL IT’S COMPLICATED AND
REVISE THE GROCERY STORE
BECAUSE.
>> H E B BOUGHT LAND IN THE
AREA. AND SO I ACTUALLY TALKED
TO THE SUPERINTENDENT ABOUT
THAT THIS IS WHAT HE HAD TO
SAY.
>> SHORTLY AFTER THE REPORT
AIRED WE FOUND OUT THEY HAD
PURCHASED THE LAND TODAY,
PARTLY A BEHIND TO 81 IN 14.
>> A LOT ABOUT THAT BAND OF THE
ARROW THERE
IN THE HOPES IS WILL HAVE AN H
E B COMING OUT THERE IN THE
NEAR FUTURE THAT IS OUR TRUE
HOME JUST GIVE YOU ANY TIME
LINE AND THEY HAVE NOT
NO WE DO KNOW THEY PURCHASED
THE LAND IN WERE GREAT HOPES
THAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN OPEN.
>> AND THAT’S KIND OF WHERE IT
ENDS ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO A
TO B AND I GOT BACK TO ME IN A
VERY TIMELY MANNER AND THIS IS
WHAT
THEY SAID A TV DOES OWN REAL
ESTATE IN THE AREA WE CONTINUE
TO EVALUATE IT AS A POTENTIAL
NEW STORE LOCATION AT THIS
TIME. WE DO NOT HAVE ADDITIONAL
DETAILS SO NO ANSWER. SO
>> SO AND YOU START YOU MENTION
A LOT OF FAMILIES DOWN A
SOUTHSIDE ISD RELYING ON THE
FOOD PANTRY THE FOLKS WANT TO
HELP OUT HOW CAN THEY DO SOME
WELL THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS OUT
OF HERE. YES HE ACTUALLY JUST
AS THE DISTRICT AND THIS IS
WHAT THEY SAID.
>> THEY SAID WE ALWAYS NEED
VOLUNTEERS WE DISTRIBUTE FOOD
TWICE A MONTH TO OUR FAMILIES
AND IT IS A HUGE UNDERTAKING.
WE NEED UP TO 20 VOLUNTEERS PER
DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH AS THE
TESTAMENT. 2 HOW MANY FAMILIES
THAT THEY THAT
THEY HAVE AND A COMMERCIAL
REFRIGERATOR WOULD HELP US
PROVIDE FRESH FRUITS
AND VEGETABLES, NON PERISHABLE
FOOD LIKE TUNA RAVIOLI PASTA
PASTA SAUCE CEREALS CANNED
FRUITS CANNED VEGETABLES CANNED
MEATS BEANS, ANYTHING THAT
HEALTHY THAT KIDS WOULD LIKE
AND BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LARGE
POPULATION OF OLDER PEOPLE
COFFEE SWEETENER KREMER
WOULD BE NICE IF EVERYONE
PRETTY MUCH BASICALLY YES, I
MEAN LIKE WE’RE SAYING THEY
KIND OF NEED EVERYTHING THAT
YOU CAN DONATE IMPORTANT
MENTION THOUGH, WELL MAD
DONATING A FREEZER TO THE FAT
FOOD PANTRY AND THAT IS TO HELP
STORE FOR THE MEAT AND FRESH
FRUITS AND VEGGIES
IN THE MEANTIME WHILE THEY
STILL DON’T HAVE A VERSATILE
PALA TO START FROM NOVEMBER,
NOT PRESUME ARE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO KEEP TRACK OF THIS
TIMELINE AS IT GOES FORWARD,
AND I THINK THE MORROW.