Texas had an estimated 27,229 experiencing homelessness on any given day as of January 2020, according to the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness.
And the Hays County Food Bank says the county is no stranger to poverty. There is a growing number of residents living in the Hays County community without reliable access to housing, the food bank added.
In a recent article on the relationship between food insecurity and housing instability (Lee et al., 2021), researchers found families who experienced food insecurity were 62% more likely to experience housing instability, meaning those who are struggling to afford rent or mortgage each month, squeezing multiple households into a single household home, or being evicted. Additionally, the article also notes that many organizations focus on either food insecurity or housing instability.
