July 6, 2021 Brighter Bites is pleased to announce a grant of $40,000 from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas to support the implementation and expansion of the nonprofit’s Texas programming. The grant is a collaboration between BCBSTX and Feeding America, one of the nation's largest hunger relief organizations. The grant helped Brighter Bites reach its overall Texas programming goal to operate within 90 schools in the state. This allows for the safe distribution of nearly 100,000 pre-packed boxes containing more than 1.8 million pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables as well as thousands of nutrition education materials since the beginning of the grant. The boxes included 112 different produce varieties, year-end survey instruments for families around issues of food insecurity, nutrition and healthy habits, and teacher questionnaires were also launched due in part to the BCBSTX funding.