AUSTIN, TX — For the third year in a row, the Southwest District Office of Hensel Phelps participated in the Mobile Food Pantry Volunteer Event in Austin, Texas. Early in the morning, in the rain and the cold, our volunteers helped pass out food to those in need.

The Central Texas Food Bank continues to develop Fresh Food For Families, which provides free monthly distributions of fruits, vegetables and other fresh foods to low-income families. These distributions supplement existing grocery budgets with nutritious foods. This year the team helped hand out oranges, melons, carrots and sweet potatoes to the Austin community.

The Mobile Pantry is an opportunity for the food bank to bring food directly to people in need, which allows the organization to continue bridging the gap in emergency food assistance to those in less populated geographic areas.

Last year, the Fresh Food for Families program provided more than 1.3 million pounds of fresh produce to an average of 11,882 clients each month across 25 sites, while the Mobile Pantry program currently provides more than 3.1 million pounds of staple foods, fresh produce and meats to an average of 16,216 individuals per month.