Feeding America Network Food Banks Unite for Hunger Action Month Amid COVID-19 Pandemic 

September 4, 2020 - Hunger impacts people in every corner of the country, including 282,530 East Texans, 105,850 of which are children. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of East Texans facing hunger increased five percent and the number of children increased 10 percent. It’s now nearly one in four East Texans, including one in three children, that are at risk of hunger.