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SAN ANTONIO - The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) has celebrated its 32nd “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive with the largest single-day food drive in the country. On Saturday, the NALC Alamo Branch 421 asked residents and businesses to donate one pound of non-perishable food per household member to support families in need. NALC [...]

Friday to pick up food at the San Antonio Food Bank's 100th mega food distribution event. Eric Cooper, president and CEO of the food bank, said 250 volunteers loaded food into vehicles driven by people in need into the parking lot of Gustafson Stadium in the Northside ISD. He said at least 1,500 families were [...]

Battle of Flowers grand marshal and San Antonio Food Bank CEO Eric Cooper shares his organization doubled its donation goal during Fiesta.

The City of San Antonio and partnering organizations will receive a total of $18 Million in federal aid to provide migrant support services. The San Antonio Food Bank is one of the organizations that will receive a portion of that money. The San Antonio Food Bank will receive $2.4 Million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency or [...]

SAN ANTONIO - Five San Antonio nonprofits were awarded $107,354 in donations in a special check presentation ceremony held at Pearl on Wednesday. This celebration, honoring The Giving Machine, was part of the Light the World initiative and commemorated San Antonio's exclusive hosting of the innovative giving experience in November 2023. Mesha Millsap, CEO of [...]

The Battle of Flowers Parade, Fiesta’s founding event, will wind through the streets of downtown San Antonio on Friday, April 26. KSAT will have pre-parade coverage starting at 9 a.m. with GMSA @ 9, followed by a pre-show and parade coverage starting at 10 a.m. The vanguard kicks off at 9:55 a.m. with the parade [...]

San Antonio Food Bank CEO Eric Cooper is this year's grand marshal for the Battle of Flowers Parade.

SAN ANTONIO — Breaking the cycle of poverty through workforce development was a prominent theme during Mayor Ron Nirenberg’s State of the City address Tuesday. “The state of our city is strong so join me y’all saying yes to continuing our work together,” Nirenberg said. The mayor praised the establishment of the $200 million Ready [...]