While the food bank sees no end in sight for increased operations, the nonprofit continues to meet demand and has even found a new home that could ease its stresses. The amount of meals the food bank distributes nearly doubled when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and the nonprofit has continued to feed the Crossroads while operating out of a building that can barely support it. When I first came here, our shelves were not full, said Robin Cadle, CEO of the food bank. The warehouse is operating at capacity, and has been for some time. The shelves at the Food Bank of the Golden Crescent in Victoria are filled with pallets of food that stretch to the ceiling. While it does take sometimes six months for the organization to get food it orders in, its not a huge challenge because the organization already has to place food orders a year in advance.Īlso Check: Food Banks In Saginaw Mi Food Bank Finds New Home Amid Continuing High Operations The food bank hasnt felt the effects of supply chain challenges, Cadle said. Department of Agriculture and the Texas Department of Agriculture, make up 65% of all funding at Victorias food bank. Rescued food from retail partners, along with food donated from the U.S. This is a time and labor intensive process that is made more difficult by a lack of space combined with increased amounts of food to process. The food bank has to process all of the rescued food to ensure it is edible, cans arent dented, bags arent punctured and more before organizing food items into categories, Cadle said. So if theres an H-E-B or Walmart or Sams, we pick up and rescue that food.Īdditionally, H-E-B sends two 53-foot trailers full of rescued food to the food bank each month, she said. We pick up at all the stores in our area, and of course, theres 11 counties, Cadle said. Rescue food that is approaching a best by date not an expiration date or is not selling well and is donated to the food bank by a store. Most of the food at the Food Bank of the Golden Crescent is rescued, Cadle said. Our Kids Backpack program provides children with nourishing meals during the weekend, the mobile food pantries reach rural communities where there are no agencies to serve at-risk populations, our social service assistance helps our neighbors in need in securing the benefits they may qualify for, SNAP nutritional education for children, families and senior groups is an effort to arm them with information to make better food choices, and the Farmers Market program is an opportunity for the food bank to establish a working relationship with local farmers and growers, while providing access to fresh produce not only to the general public but to those we serve. The Food Bank of the Golden Crescent is the support system for over 100 agencies in our 11 county service area of Calhoun, Colorado, DeWitt, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda, Refugio, Wharton and Victoria. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED. ![]() The food bank moved into its new location on September 6th.ĬOPYRIGHT 2022 BY CROSSROADS TODAY. The grand opening of the new Food Bank of the Golden Crescent, at 801 south Laurent, ceremony is also a celebration of hunger action month. ![]() We can get so much more food and we can also get so many more volunteers in to help package the food and repack it and help ship it. but gives them an opportunity to reach more people more efficiently.The new facility will double the size of their current one, doubles their warehouse capacity, and triples their refrigeration capacity. Robin Cadle says not only will this allow for bigger volunteer group. Food Bank of the Golden Crescent president and C.E.O. The first one happened on Friday for city leadersthen Saturday the community open house ceremony from 8 am to noon. VICTORIA, Texas There will be two open houses. ![]() Food Bank of the Golden Crescent moves into a new building The Food Bank of the Golden Crescent’s new home is getting visitors
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