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H.E.B. Donates

Summer Apples to Food Bank

H-E-B TO DONATE MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION APPLES 
TO TEXANS IN NEED THIS SUMMER 
 

H-E-B’s Food Bank Assistance Program Will Deliver Truckloads of Nutritious Apples 
to 17 Food Banks Across the Lone Star State
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                                                                                                                                                     Media Contact:
May 24, 2018                                                                                                                                                                                                Julie Bedingfield, H-E-B, 210-867-6825

(SAN ANTONIO, TX) – Summer break signals the end of the school year, which means children and families across Texas will struggle to avoid hunger. To help combat the problem, H-E-B will donate 1.5 million apples to 17 food banks across the Lone Star State this week. 

“In Texas, one in seven households is at risk of hunger, and the need for food grows during the summer break,” said Winell Herron, H-E-B Group Vice President Public Affairs, Diversity and Environmental Affairs. “H-E-B is committed to providing our communities and vulnerable families with nutritious food and the necessary resources to avoid hunger.”

Throughout summer, food banks across Texas see a surge in demand for food. Without access to daily school lunches, children are especially at risk of facing hunger. H-E-B, through its Food Bank Assistance Program, works directly with food banks that are affiliated with Feeding Texas, a member of Feeding America, the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief organization. Last year, Feeding Texas food banks distributed more than 300 million pounds of food to communities throughout the state. 

“We are incredibly grateful to H-E-B for this generous donation,” said Feeding Texas CEO Celia Cole. “Many food bank clients struggle with diet-related illness due to their inability to afford healthy foods. With H-E-B’s support, we’re able to provide nutritious food and move closer to closing the hunger gap in Texas.” 

In 2016, more than 15.5 million U.S. households were faced with the threat of hunger, a recent report from the United States Department of Agriculture shows. From 2014-2016, 1.4 million (one in seven) Texas households faced the threat of hunger, and last year, one in four children in Texas were at risk of facing hunger. During this period, Texas was one of just fifteen states with greater food insecurity than the entire nation. 

Throughout the year, the H-E-B Food Bank Assistance Program works to raise awareness and battle hunger. Last year, the program donated nearly 26 million meals to families in need, and since 1982, the year the program was founded, H-E-B has donated more than 1 billion pounds of food to 5,500 non-profit organizations in Texas and Mexico.

Altogether, more than 650,000 pounds of apples will be delivered to the 17 food banks in Texas. The following locations will receive deliveries:

San Antonio
• San Antonio Food Bank – (San Antonio)
South Texas 
• South Texas Food Bank - (Laredo)
• Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley – (Rio Grande Valley)
Gulf Coast
• Food Bank of the Golden Crescent – (Victoria) 
• Food Bank of Corpus Christi – (Corpus Christi)
Central Texas
• Central Texas Food Bank – (Austin) 
• Brazos Valley Food Bank – (Bryan/College Station)
West Texas
• West Texas Food Bank – (Odessa)
• Concho Valley Food Bank – (San Angelo)
• Food Bank of West Central Texas – (Abilene)
Dallas/Fort Worth
• North Texas Food Bank – (Dallas)
• Tarrant Area Food Bank – (Fort Worth)
Houston 
• Houston Food Bank – (Houston)
• Southeast Texas Food Bank – (Beaumont)
• Montgomery County Food Bank – (Conroe) 
• Galveston County Food Bank – (Galveston)
East Texas
• East Texas Food Bank – (Tyler)

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About H-E-B
H-E-B, with sales of $25 billion, operates 400 stores in Texas and Mexico. Known for its innovation and community service, H-E-B celebrates its 113th anniversary this year. Recognized for its fresh food, quality products, convenient services, and a commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainability, H-E-B strives to provide the best customer experience and lowest prices. Based in San Antonio, H-E-B employs over 109,000 Partners in Texas and Mexico and serves millions of customers in more than 300 communities. For more information, visit HEB.com.

About Feeding Texas
Feeding Texas is a statewide, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Our mission is to lead a unified effort for a hunger-free Texas. We move millions of hungry Texans toward food security through a statewide network of food banks; strengthen the collective response to hunger through collaboration and scaling success; and lead the public conversation needed to solve hunger in Texas.

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(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
 
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