How We Work

Together, We Nourish Community

Every meal made possible by the San Antonio Food Bank has a community behind it. A farmer who shares a harvest. A grocer that rescues surplus food. A donor who gives what they can. A volunteer who sorts and packs. A truck driver who moves food across the region. A community partner who opens its doors. A benefits specialist who helps a neighbor access resources. And a neighbor who gets the nourishment they need to keep moving forward.

The San Antonio Food Bank brings all of these people, resources and partnerships together to nourish communities across 29 counties in Southwest Texas.

We Can’t Fight Hunger Alone

A Community-Powered Mission

Every week, we make over 120,000 meals possible for neighbors across Southwest Texas. Behind every one is our community coming together. From rescuing and growing food to preparing, moving and distributing it, our work is powered by thousands of donors, volunteers, and hundreds of community partners across 29 counties.

While our mission begins with food, it doesn’t end there. We help connect neighbors with benefits, job training, nutrition education and other wraparound services that support stability.

Our work is complex and our purpose is simple:
to make sure our neighbors have access to the nourishment and resources needed to thrive.

Chef Geronimo harvesting in farm

We Rescue & Grow

We rescue food from farmers, retailers, food producers, restaurants and other sources, while also growing fresh produce through our farms to help bring fresh, nutritious food to our neighbors.

Every harvest, donation and rescued pound of food is an opportunity to nourish our community.

Corporate volunteers building food boxes in warehouse

We Prepare & Move

The San Antonio Food Bank is more than a warehouse. Our 210,000-square-foot facility supports food storage, sorting, preparation, and distribution across our 29-county service area. Processing more than one million pounds of food each week, we coordinate the people, equipment, transportation and logistics needed to move resources efficiently.

Getting food where it’s needed takes expertise.

Corporate volunteers distributing food

We Partner

Our fight against hunger is sustained by a network of people and organizations across Southwest Texas working together. Individuals donate, farmers and retailers provide food, businesses invest resources and rally employees, advocates lend their voices, and hundreds of community organizations distribute food and connect neighbors with resources close to home.

It takes us all.

Corporate volunteers distributing food

We Meet Neighbors Where They Are

Food insecurity doesn’t look the same in every household. Neither does the solution. For some neighbors, that means groceries for the week. For others, it may mean help applying for SNAP, nutritious meals over the summer for children, or food and resources after a disaster. Our programs are designed to meet people where they are and provide the food, support, and connections when needed.

There is no one-size-fits-all solution to hunger.

nutrition education class with mother and daughter

We Work Beyond A Meal

Food is where our work begins—not where it ends. A meal can solve an immediate need, benefits assistance can provide for tomorrow, but lasting food security can often require much more. We provide job training, nutrition and wellness education, and other wraparound services that work to strengthen household stability.

The right resources can help create a path forward.

We Rescue & Grow

We rescue food from farmers, retailers, food producers, restaurants and other sources, while also growing fresh produce through our farms to help bring fresh, nutritious food to our neighbors.

Every harvest, donation and rescued pound of food is an opportunity to nourish our community.

 

We Prepare & Move

The San Antonio Food Bank is more than a warehouse. Our 210,000-square-foot facility supports food storage, sorting, preparation, and distribution across our 29-county service area. Processing more than one million pounds of food each week, we coordinate the people, equipment, transportation and logistics needed to move resources efficiently.

Getting food where it’s needed takes expertise.

Two culinary workers arranging vegetable greens on plates in industrial kitchen.

We Partner

Our fight against hunger is sustained by a network of people and organizations across Southwest Texas working together. Individuals donate, farmers and retailers provide food, businesses invest resources and rally employees, advocates lend their voices, and hundreds of community organizations distribute food and connect neighbors with resources close to home.

It takes us all.

We Meet Neighbors Where They Are

Food insecurity doesn’t look the same in every household. Neither does the solution. For some neighbors, that means groceries for the week. For others, it may mean help applying for SNAP, nutritious meals over the summer for children, or food and resources after a disaster. Our programs are designed to meet people where they are and provide the food, support, and connections when needed.

There is no one-size-fits-all solution to hunger.

We Work Beyond A Meal

Food is where our work begins—not where it ends. A meal can solve an immediate need, benefits assistance can provide for tomorrow, but lasting food security can often require much more. We provide job training, nutrition and wellness education, and other wraparound services that work to strengthen household stability.

The right resources can help create a path forward.

It Takes All Of Us

NOURISHING COMMUNITY

Every meal, every distribution and every resource made available to a neighbor is possible because people across Southwest Texas choose to show up.

Together, we nourish more than our neighbors. We nourish our communities.