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>> THE SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK
HAS BEEN AND CONTINUES TO BE A
KEY RESOURCE FOR THOUSANDS AND
THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES ACROSS
OUR COMMUNITY IN THE SUMMER
MONTHS. THEY’RE PARTICULARLY
BUSY BY JOINING US IN TODAY’S
LEADING SA SEGMENT IS ERIC
COOPER, PRESIDENT, CEO OF THE
SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK.
>> GOOD MORNING, ERIC. ALWAYS A
PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU ON.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THEY’RE GREAT TO SEE MAX.
YOU 2 ARE SO LET’S START BIG
PICTURE. WHAT IS THE CURRENT
NEED? LOOK LIKE FOR THE FOOD
BANK.
BUT WE’RE STILL SEEING ABOUT
105,000 PEOPLE EACH WEEK
THROUGHOUT. 29 COUNTIES HERE
IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND THE
TERRORISTS INCREDIBLY BUSY, I
THINK IS FAMILIES ARE
STRUGGLING WITH INFLATION
ACROSS THE THEY’RE COMING IN.
THEY’RE THEY’RE LOOKING FOR
THE ESSENTIAL STAPLE FOOD ITEMS
TO NURSE THEMSELVES AND THEIR
FAMILIES. WE’RE ALSO SEEING
AND AN INCREASE OVER THIS LAST
QUARTER. I THINK WITH JUST RENT
GOING UP AND AND UTILITIES.
I MEAN, REALLY SEEING A LOT
OF FAMILIES THAT OFTENTIMES
HAVE NEVER TURNED TO THE FOOD
BANK, BUT ARE NEEDING JUST A
LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA HELP TO
GET THROUGH THIS CRISIS IN
THEIR BUDGET.
>> SO, YOU KNOW, SCHOOL IS
ALMOST OUT. SO WHY IS SUMMER
SUCH AN IMPORTANT TIME OF THE
YEAR FOR THE FOOD BANK?
>> WELL, IT’S YOU KNOW, FOR SO
MANY FAMILIES, SCHOOLS DO SUCH
A GREAT JOB OF EDUCATING THEIR
KIDS WHILE PROVIDING NUTRITION
KIDS GET BREAKFAST AND LUNCH
AND THEN THEY’RE TAKEN CARE OF
UNTIL SUMMERS HITTING. WE’RE
HEARING FROM MOMS WORRIED ABOUT
WHAT THEY’RE GOING TO DO FOR
CHILDCARE COSTS. THERE ARE
WORRIED ABOUT THAT DEMAND FOR
THAT EXTRA FOOD AND THEN
THEY’RE ALSO WORRIED ABOUT
THEIR UTILITY BILLS. THE
SUMMER’S GET HOT AND UTILITY
BILLS GET HOT HIGH. AND SO JUST
STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
WE’RE ALSO SEEING THE CONCERNS
WITH OUR INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH
WITH WITH JUST PROPERTY TAXES
GOING UP, WORRIED THAT THEY
WON’T BE ABLE TO MAKE RENT AND
AND BE ABLE TO BUY FOOD THAT
TRADITIONALLY STRUGGLED A LOT
OF HEALTHCARE IT’S BEEN IT’S A
DIFFICULT TIME FOR US. IS THE
FOOD BANK.
>> AND YOU KIND OF TALK ABOUT
INFLATION A BIT AS IT PERTAIN
TO THE PEOPLE WHO USE THE FOOD
BANK. BUT WHAT ABOUT FOR YOU
GUYS? I MEAN, BY ALL THE FOOD
TO HELP PEOPLE AROUND OUR
COMMUNITY, HOUSE INFLATION
HURT. YOU GUYS.
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS
KIND OF SAY YOUR ANOTHER
GROCERY STORE TO GRAB THOSE
ESSENTIALS LIKE MILK, CONNECTS,
WELL, ACHES UP ALMOST 50%.
A DAIRY PRODUCTS. 24 TO 30%.
SO MANY OF THE KEY THINGS THAT
FAMILIES NEED TO NURSE
THEMSELVES HAVE REALLY
SKYROCKETED IN PRICE. AND SO
THEY LEAVE THE GROCERY STORE
WITH LESS FOOD IN THE GROCERY
CART. AND AND LOOK TO MAKE UP
THE DIFFERENCE AT THE FOOD
BANK. BUT FOR US, WE’RE SEEING
THE I THINK THE FOOD INDUSTRY
AS A WHOLE IS IS NOT KEEPING
UP WITH THEM. AND AND SO IT
DRIVES THAT PRICE UP AND AT THE
END OF THE DAY, THERE’S NOT
A LOT IT’S BEING DONATED TO US.
AND SO OUR PRICES ARE GOING UP
A LITTLE BIT AS WE’RE TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO PROCURE THE
RIGHT FOOD AND THE RIGHT AMOUNT
TO GET TO THE FAMILIES WE
SERVE.
>> SO ARE THERE PARTICULAR
ITEMS THAT YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING
FOR?
>> SO YOU SET ME UP, RIGHT?
THE NUMBER ONE, THE IT ITEM
RIGHT NOW IS PEANUT BUTTER,
YOU KNOW, WITH KIDS GETTING
OFF SCHOOL. WE WE FEED SO MANY
CHILDREN. A PEANUT BUTTER IS A
GREAT PROTEIN. ITS SHELF IF
YOU’RE NOT ALLERGIC, IT’S
UNIVERSALLY LOVED AND HONESTLY,
FOR A LOT OF THESE HOMES THAT
THE OLDER SIBLING THAT ACTUALLY
PREPARING THE MEAL FOR A
YOUNGER SIBLING. WELL, PARENTS
ARE WORKING SO PEANUT BUTTER
SPREAD A LONG WAY IN NURSING
BUT ANYTHING THAT A FAMILY
WOULD ENJOY YOU CAN WHAT
WHATEVER YOUR FAMILY ENJOY AS A
FAMILY AND YOU WOULD ENJOY
THAT. JUST AS MUCH THOUGH.
>> AND NOW WE ARE ENTERING THE
SUMMER MONTHS IT’S A BIG TIME
FOR YOU GUYS. BUT IT MEANS A
LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T HAVE SCHOOL
TO GO TO. SO HOW CAN THEY STEP
UP AND HELP OUT?
>> WELL, MAX, THE SUMMERTIME IS
A GREAT TIME TO VOLUNTEER AT
THE FOOD BRING YOUR THIS IS A
GROUP EFFORT. YOU CAN, YOU
KNOW, BRING YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
IF YOU’RE PART OF A CHURCH, A
YOU KNOW, SOME TYPE OF
PATERNITY
OR SORORITY, PLEASE BRING
EVERYBODY. THERE’S A LOT OF
PACKING UP BOXES. THERE’S, YOU
KNOW, PREPARING THOSE MEALS
THAT WILL GO OUT TO CHILDREN.
YOU KNOW, OUR FARM AND GARDEN
OR IN FULL SWING. SO YOU CAN
WORK OUTSIDE WORK IN DOORS,
WHICHEVER YOU LIKE. ALSO ON
THOSE FRONT LINES, THERE’S
ALWAYS A NEED FOR HELP WITH
DISTRIBUTION ARE DELIVERING
HOME SO PLEASE GO TO SA FOOD
BANK DOT ORG, REGISTER TO
VOLUNTEER AND THEN COME OUT AND
MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR A
NEIGHBOR IN NEED.
>> ERIC COOPER, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR JOINING US. YOU HEARD
HIM GO TO SA FOOD BANK DOT ORG
FOR MORE INFORMATION. YOU CAN