Taking a bite out of hunger: Food bank gives a helping hand

By Kim Hilsenbeck

In a large room in the annex at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Kyle, about a dozen or so people, most wearing jackets, sat in folding chairs lined up in orderly rows on a recent Tuesday. Outside, the wind whipped through the trees as a cold snap blew through Central Texas.

A food distribution for the Hays County Food Bank was gearing up to begin at noon. A steady stream of clients walked through the doors, swelling the total to about 80. Each was there to pick up a bag or two of food. For many, it was the only way they would have a few meals that week.