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Programs
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SCHOOL TOOLS
Our School Tools program provides school supplies to 32 elementary schools in Southeast Texas that have a large percentage of low-income students. Our free store allows teachers at those schools to access the supplies once a month during the school year. The teachers in turn distribute the supplies to the children whose families cannot provide them. This program helps keep low-income children motivated in the learning environment and excited about classroom activities. Not having adequate supplies can embarrass children and set them on a course of a dislike of school. Our goal is to ensure these children have the tools they need to succeed early in the educational process. |
TEXAS SECOND CHANCE Texas Second Chance is a partnership between the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Food Banks. The program is designed to give inmates a “second chance” to be a productive member of our community. Inmates from the Larry Gist State Jail volunteer at the Food Bank Monday through Friday, working in all areas of our distribution operations. |
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BACKPACK PROGRAM The Southeast Texas Food Bank BackPack Program provides sacks of kid-friendly, healthy snack food to some of the neediest children in the rural areas of Southeast Texas. We are located in four counties – Sabine, Tyler, Polk and Newton – and deliver to 13 schools to serve over 800 children. The supplemental food that these children receive each week may help offset or reverse some of the developmental delays caused by even mild malnutrition that is associated with poverty. |
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MOBILE PANTRY A "mobile pantry" was held in the town of Wiergate to reach over 120 low-income families with much-needed food assistance. Deep in the heart of the East Texas Piney Woods, lies a once-thriving community that has lost jobs and income with the closing of the saw mill. Resources are few for people in the area. The Food Bank distributed boxes of food, fresh produce, and bread to those in need. We partnered with the Inner Court Evangelistic Ministries to spread the word about the distribution. |
NUTRITION EDUCATION CLASSES The Southeast Texas Food Bank has teamed up with the Lamar University Dietetic Internship to offer child nutrition education classes to schools in some of our most rural counties. In the class, the intern makes a presentation during the PE classes. The fun, interactive presentation includes useful information for kids on healthy eating, games and prizes, and sometimes even a healthy snack! Apples and peanut butter are always a hit. |
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