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Central Texas Food Bank Update Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission September 16, 2025 CTFB | About Central Texas Food Bank Who We Are • We are the largest hunger-relief organization in Central Texas and only member food bank of Feeding Texas and Feeding America in the area. • Founded in 1981, CTFB provides food and grocery products through a network of nearly 250 nonprofit community partners and direct- service programs, serving about 93,000 people every week. • Headquartered in Austin, CTFB serves 21 counties in Central Texas. CTFB | AAQOLAC 09.16.25 Food Insecurity Trends Central Texas Food Insecurity Trends 800,000 18.2% 16.4% 600,000 n o l i t a u p o P d n a s e t a R y t i r u c e s n I d o o F 19.0% 18.0% 17.0% 16.0% 15.0% 14.0% 13.0% 12.0% 11.0% 10.0% 14.0% 14.3% 437,158 458,497 612,472 537,696 400,000 200,000 0 2022 Food Insecure Population 437,158 Food Insecurity Rate 14.0% 2023 458,497 14.3% 2024 537,696 16.4% 2025 612,472 18.2% CTFB | AAQOLAC 09.16.25 Food Access Community Needs Assessments • 16 community events, convening 440+ community stakeholders • 190 stakeholders interviewed across 20+ sectors • 1,990 neighbors experiencing food insecurity surveyed • 166 focus group participants Completed In progress Launching CTFB | CNA Overview Data Collection - Surveys • Engagement Strategy Informed by Kickoff Event feedback • 415 neighbor survey respondents o 80% experience food insecurity ▪ 47% are highly food insecure 58% respondents have received charitable food assistance in the past 3 years Asian: 4.3% Middle Eastern or Nort h African: 1.1% American Indian or Al aska Nativ e: 0.6% Native Hawai ian or other Pacific Islander: 0.4% Unspecified: 2.1% CTFB | CNA Overview Data Collection – Focus Groups and Stakeholder Interviews • Informed by Kickoff Event feedback • 6 focus groups, 37 participants, 4 languages Population Champion/Organizer Asian Population Austin Asian Community Health Initiative (AACHI) Burmese Refugee Community Refugee Collective East Austin Community Dream Together 2030 Latino Neighbors CTFB Unhoused Population Trinity Center “General Population” CTFB • 15 stakeholder interviews, 41 participants, representing 13 sectors CTFB | Central Texas Regional Food Summit - Data Central Texas Regional Food System Council Strengthening the local food system is critical to increasing access to food and supporting regional: • Health and Nutrition • Environment and Sustainability • Community Well-Being • Economy Vitality Complete interest form to learn more or get involved: Programmatic Response CTFB | About Central Texas Food Bank Our Programmatic Approach We believe every Central Texan should have equitable access to nutritious food. This can be done one of two ways: • Provide immediate access to nutritious food. • Provide the resources necessary for all Central Texans to access food on their own. CTFB | Our Programs + Services At-a-Glance Families Home Delivery Mobile Pantries 250+ Partner Agencies Children Afterschool + Summer Meals School + College Pantries Older Adults Monthly Food Boxes Health + Wellness Nutrition + Garden Education Food Prescriptions Pantries Empowerment Workforce Training State Benefits Assistance Employment Resources CTFB collaborates with 250 partner agencies to help provide food to local food pantries CTFB | Network Programs + Services Community Distribution Our Community Distribution team ensures neighbors receive essential food assistance through mobile pantries, holiday distributions, and emergency response efforts. • Manages program partnerships and site operations • Oversees compliance, safety, and client data • tracking Supports volunteers to create a rewarding experience 40+ mobile pantry events every month to make nutritious food more accessible to those who need it most. • Drive-Thru • Market-Style CTFB | Special Populations Children and Older Adults Programs Our Children Programs provide essential nourishment to children and families, ensuring health, wellness, and success beyond the classroom. • Afterschool Meals (CACFP) • College Food Access • • Feeding Futures School Pantry Summer Meals (SFSP) Our Older Adults Programs provide older adults with access to essential groceries through CSFP and HOPE, offering convenient options like delivery and proxy services to ensure nourishment and independence. We also host monthly produce distributions at low-income senior living facilities CTFB | Special Populations College Food Access CTFB has established college food access initiatives like brick and motor pantries, food fairs, grab and go shelves at nine local university and college campuses. CTFB provides: • • • • • Technical assistance on physical space and training of staff/volunteers. Equipment (including shelving, cold storage, etc.) Continually supplying shelf-stable foods and fresh produce. Training and information on best practices in nutrition education and public benefits enrollment assistance. Facilitation/communication and collaboration between campuses to share ideas and best practices on service to their respective campus communities. CTFB | Special Populations Military Programs CTFB provides fresh, nutritious food to our active-duty military service men and women and veterans and their families through variety of special programs: • Monthly fresh food distribution at Fort Cavazos • Monthly food distributions at VA Clinics • Support on base military pantry • Special turkey distributions at the base CTFB | Health + Wellness CTFB | Client Programs + Services Nutrition Education Our Nutrition Education team delivers free, evidence-based classes focused on nutrition, cooking, and physical activity to promote healthier lives and greater food security. • Tailored for parents, youth, adults, and older adults across CTFB’s service territory • Offered in English & Spanish, online & in- • person Interactive courses featuring recipe tastings, hands-on activities, and participant incentives • Online recipe database with 300+ nutrition recipes in English and Spanish CTFB | Client Programs + Services Healthcare Pantries We are collaborating with healthcare providers to establish onsite hospital and clinic pantries, addressing food insecurity as a social determinant of health. • • Provides patients with immediate access to nutritious food and resources to support recovery and long-term well-being. Improves health outcomes, reduces hospital readmissions, and empowers patients to maintain healthier lives post-discharge. • Modelled after CTFB Onsite Market for best practices. CTFB | Client Programs + Services Mobile Food FARMacy Healthcare partners schedule appointments with food-insecure patients. Patients bring their food “prescription” to the FARMacy and experience: • Air-conditioned market-style environment • • Fresh produce, meat, and dry goods Client-choice • Nutrition education with samples & recipes Ten partner organizations with 23 distributions a month across Travis, Williamson, Hays, and Bastrop counties In Fiscal Year 2024: • Distributed 273,505 pounds of food to 3,641 households (unduplicated) • Distributed 6,800+ pounds of organic produce from CTFB’s garden CTFB | Client Programs + Services Home Delivery Program Enrolled participants receive a food box delivered to their home monthly that includes: • 20 lbs of shelf stable food • 10 lbs of fresh produce Participants remain in the HD program for one year and are referred for wrap-around services, such as assistance with SNAP enrollment Current # of Enrolled Clients: 3,039 CTFB | Empowerment Programs CTFB | Client Programs + Services Benefits + Emergency Services The Benefits + Emergency Services team helps neighbors navigate the application process for SNAP (formerly food stamps) and other essential government benefits like Medicaid, CHIP, TANF, Healthy Texas Women, and the Medicare Savings Program. • Engages in community outreach through events, mobile pantries, and senior distributions. • Hosts SNAP-a-thons to streamline the application • • process for eligible neighbors. Provides referrals to local pantries and other community resources. Provides partner organizations with training to authorize and complete benefits applications. BOTH PROGRAMS • Life skills: Financial literacy • Job readiness: Professionalism, time management, teamwork, resume writing and interview skills, job search • Certificates and credentials CTFB | Client Programs + Services Workforce Training CULINARY TRAINING Free eleven-week program that includes: • Classroom technical curriculum • Hands-on training: Food safety, knife skills, cooking, baking, equipment use WAREHOUSE TRAINING Free six-week program that includes: • Classroom technical curriculum • Virtual reality training • Hands-on training: Safety, receiving, picking, shipping, inventory, sanitation Federal Landscape CTFB | Federal Landscape 2025 OBBB and Funding Impacts Since March, 2025 Central Texas Food Bank has seen a reduction in funding and USDA foods including: • Cancellation of the Local Food Purchase Agreement program • Cancellation of 40 loads of TEFAP food deliveries (913,000 pounds in total) SNAP Work Requirements – 275K Texans impacted SNAP Eligibility for Immigrant Populations – 25K Texans impacted Elimination of SNAP ED (Nutrition Education) SNAP Cost Share Shift to States CONTACT: Central Texas Food Bank Beth Corbett Vice President of Government Affairs & Advocacy bcorbett@centraltexasfoodbank.org Anurita Mittra Vice President of Network Services amittra@centraltexasfoodbank.org THANK YOU