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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 lot of Trader’s Village to seek help at a San Antonio Food Bank drive-thru distribution event. The...

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 she was among thousands of vehicles filled with people in need at the drive-thru event hosted by the S...

Published April 5, 2021 at 11:48 AM CDT Listen • 37:01 / Before he was a leader of San Antonio's largest food bank, Eric Cooper grew up wondering what happened to his dad. In this episode of TPR's 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%,” said Eric Cooper, the food bank’s president and CEO. Accustomed to seeing military members in unif...

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 millions who lost power, water or both, those with lower incomes and people of color suffered more d...