The Southeast Texas Food Bank BackPack Program provides sacks of kid-friendly, healthy meals to some of the neediest children in the rural areas of Southeast Texas. We are located in six counties – Hardin, Jasper, Sabine, Tyler, Polk and Newton – and deliver to 20 schools to serve over 1000 children. The supplemental food that these children receive each week may help offset or reverse some of the developmental delays caused by even mild malnutrition that is associated with poverty.
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The Food Stamp Program is now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
You may be eligible for food benefits through the WIC (Women, Infants & Children) program if you fall into one of the following categories:
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