Galindo Elementary School’s new food pantry
With the help of the Central Texas Food Bank, a new food pantry has opened at Galindo Elementary School at Austin ISD to benefit the AISD family.
Austin, Texas – Galindo Primary School at Austin ISD opened a food pantry with the help of the Central Texas Food Bank.
What we know:
With the help of nonprofits, Austin ISD is able to provide healthy meals to its students thanks to the pantry of Galindo Elementary School’s new feeding futures school.
The pantry is for all AISD families, not just for the families of Galindo Elementary School.
In numbers:
At Galindo Elementary, 61% of students rely on a free, reduced lunch, with an estimated 88% living in financially disadvantaged homes.
Galindo Elementary School’s Feeding Futures School pantry is the ninth article that Central Texas Food Bank has opened in a service area in 21 counties.
Since the first one opened in January 2024, the program has distributed over 75,000 meals.
What they are saying:
“They say they need villages to raise their children and villages to raise their children. And this partnership in this program is very important here in Travis County, one in five people. Because people can see that children go, says Salivatskö, CEO of Central Texas Food Bank:
“We grew up as a child and know firsthand that we have to worry about where our next meal will come from. We often have to rely on East Austin food pantry,” said Austin City Council members. The district of Jose Velázquez includes Galindo Elementary School.
“I’ve been in school for 16 years and have always seen the evolution of the way schools have always tried to support the community, not just the members of the community, but not just the actual community,” says Austin ISD’s parents. says Linda Santos.
Santos can be difficult to seek help as a parent, and by looking at the partnership between the food bank and the school district, he allows parents to seek help without stigma, like themselves.
“At some point in the struggle of life, we all struggle. Life wasn’t easy. Food is expensive. You know, work isn’t always there. And , as a community member who is struggling with. A life opportunity that I am extremely grateful for,” Santos said.
CTFB hopes to support more families with this new pantry in South Austin.
“We believe that by providing nutritional foods to children in the classroom, we help them encourage attendance, better behaviour and better performance,” says Vatske.
What you can do:
If you want to help, you can volunteer at the Central Texas Food Bank by clicking here.
Source: Information in this report comes from a report by Jessica Rivera, an education reporter at Fox 7 Austin, including information from the Texas Central Food Bank.
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