2008 Woodie Awards
Suffering national economy looms toward city's donation facilities
Local charity and youth facilities put deprived economy into perspective.
By Jason B. Hogan
Issue date: 6/30/08 Section: News
Originally published: 7/11/08 at 5:03 PM CSTLast update: 9/4/08 at 2:09 PM CST
"Anything they use in their own house we use, just multiple that by 100," Bivin said.
The East Side Boys and Girls Club of San Antonio, also received food donations from Custom Foods.
The club is a nonprofit organization that was enacted 31 years ago, Anthony Ray, the club's branch director, said.
Over the course of a school year, the club deals with between 200 and 285 children per day, while over the summer it varies between 500 and 575 a day.
"We usually get food from the Food Bank, and several times they were low on food," Ray said.
So the club had to depend on secondary sources to provide for the children. Ray said they also receive funds from private donors, so the club had to use the money to purchase food for the kids.
Zuani Villarreal, director of development for the San Antonio Food Bank, said their organization is seeing an increased need.
"Our donations are not increasing at the same rate as the increase of need," Villarreal said.
The Food Bank manages a significant number of programs where they contact local farmers, manufacturers and restaurants in hopes of attaining whatever assistance is possible, Villarreal said.
The transportation costs have increased for the food bank, Villarreal said, but they are continuing to manage with available resources without having to resort to cutbacks.
"We have our budget projection ... and we manage our expenses as best as we can," Villarreal said.
Villarreal said the food bank has "been letting the public know that we need their support, definitely at this time of greatest need."
The East Side Boys and Girls Club of San Antonio, also received food donations from Custom Foods.
The club is a nonprofit organization that was enacted 31 years ago, Anthony Ray, the club's branch director, said.
Over the course of a school year, the club deals with between 200 and 285 children per day, while over the summer it varies between 500 and 575 a day.
"We usually get food from the Food Bank, and several times they were low on food," Ray said.
So the club had to depend on secondary sources to provide for the children. Ray said they also receive funds from private donors, so the club had to use the money to purchase food for the kids.
Zuani Villarreal, director of development for the San Antonio Food Bank, said their organization is seeing an increased need.
"Our donations are not increasing at the same rate as the increase of need," Villarreal said.
The Food Bank manages a significant number of programs where they contact local farmers, manufacturers and restaurants in hopes of attaining whatever assistance is possible, Villarreal said.
The transportation costs have increased for the food bank, Villarreal said, but they are continuing to manage with available resources without having to resort to cutbacks.
"We have our budget projection ... and we manage our expenses as best as we can," Villarreal said.
Villarreal said the food bank has "been letting the public know that we need their support, definitely at this time of greatest need."
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