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H-E-B Pledges $6 Million to Texas Hunger Relief as SNAP Cutoff Looms

The donation provides short-term relief for providers bracing for a possible halt to federal food assistance.

Jeremy Meyers of Austin and Sarah Siebert of San Antonio load food from the San Antonio Food Bank into a vehicle in July. H-E-B announced a $5 million donation to Texas food banks Friday.
H-E-B in Cibolo, Texas.

Overview

  • H-E-B will distribute $5 million to Feeding Texas food banks and $1 million to Meals on Wheels Texas.
  • Texas officials have begun notifying residents that SNAP benefits could be cut in November if the shutdown continues, placing about 3.5 million people at risk.
  • Roughly 1.7 million of those Texans are children, and average SNAP benefits of about $379 are loaded monthly onto Lone Star Cards.
  • Meals on Wheels San Antonio had planned to suspend service for about 350 seniors after funding cuts; a $192,000 gift from Bill Miller Bar-B-Q will sustain deliveries through January.
  • Providers cite the end of pandemic-era aid and federal grant reductions, including an estimated $1.2 million cut to San Antonio’s program, a waitlist near 900, and possible Bexar County support under review.