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In the gauntlet of life lessons we call middle school, theres nothing quite as memorable (or regrettable) as first love, as is the case in Heather Armstrongs story from the archives of TPRs live storytelling event, Worth Repeating. Following Heathers story in this episode of the podcast are three other stories from the archive. Listen • 30:57 Before he was a leader of San Antonios largest food bank, Eric Cooper grew up wondering what happened to his dad. In this episode of...

 day-and-date in theaters as well as on HBO Max for a limited streaming run. Now that we’re a few months into both of those developments, I wonder if the future is any clearer for you than it was a year ago when it comes to post-pandemic moviegoing? Handren: It’s a great question, and I’m going to be guessing a little bit at the answer. There’s a lot of press that’s coming out right now from most of the studios that this day-and-date thing that Warner Bros. did was an attempt to find...

Feeding America Announces John Van Hengel Award Winner For 2021 Eric Cooper, CEO of San Antonio Food Bank, Has Dedicated More Than 25 Years to Ending Hunger News provided by Share this article Share this article CHICAGO, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Feeding America, the nations largest domestic hunger-relief organization with a network of 200 food banks, presented the 2021 John van Hengel Fellowship to Eric Cooper, president and CEO of the San Antonio Food Bank, today at their annual confere...

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/ Eva Longoria Bastón and Eric Cooper delivering food, water, and pet food to some hurting San Antonio neighbors. | Courtesy San Antonio Food Bank. Friday marked the one year anniversary of one of the biggest domestic food distributions in U.S. history. The San Antonio Food Bank fed 10,000 people that day at Traders Village, a flea market on the city’s South Side. TPR’s Paul Flahive spoke with San Antonio Food Bank CEO Eric Cooper about what the last year has been like in Texas and what t...

One year later, San Antonio Food Bank commemorates largest emergency food distribution Organizers shared testimonies of clients Updated:  Tags:  SAN ANTONIO – A year ago while quarantined at home, many residents began to receive news that they had been laid off or furloughed and their children were to remain home. The uncertainty lead people to wonder how they they would keep up with their bills, rent or mortgage and feed their families. On April 9, 2020, thousands showed up at the parking ...

San Antonio Food Bank, city leaders recognize anniversary of massive food distribution event amid COVID-19 crisis FacebookTwitterEmail Video: San Antonio Express-News Thousands lined up for food at Traders Village a year ago in the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic. What they received far exceeded their expectations. Emma Ortega, 83, arrived at 7 a.m. that day and estimated that there were hundreds of cars ahead of her. Hours later, she realized sh...

Published April 5, 2021 at 11:48 AM CDT Listen • 37:01 / Before he was a leader of San Antonios largest food bank, Eric Cooper grew up wondering what happened to his dad. In this episode of TPRs storytelling podcast, he goes on a journey to find out, followed by a collection of other stories from the Worth Repeating archives.

San Antonio Food Bank says demand from military community has more than doubled during the pandemic The food bank’s weekly food distribution includes more than 45,000 from the military community, officials say Tags:  SAN ANTONIO – In Military City U.S.A., the San Antonio Food Bank has always helped serve active duty military families and veterans needing its help, however, during the coronavirus pandemic, the need is even more apparent. “Boy, it was surprising to go from 15% to 37%,” ...

Editorial: Each crisis in city reveals its inequality, poor planning Express-News Editorial Board FacebookTwitterEmail Community advocate Queta Rodriguez, left, emerged as a true hero during the February arctic blast. But community advocates are rightfully wondering why there wasn’t a better local plan to respond to the disaster.Lisa Krantz /Staff photographer February’s winter storm crisis was catastrophic, but it would be a fallacy to think every Texan’s suffering was equitable. Of the ...