Hays County Food Bank begins handing out Thanksgiving meal boxes

The Hays County Food Bank began handing out holiday meal boxes this week. 

The food bank distributes hundreds of holiday meal boxes to households who sign up to receive them. To qualify for the program, families must have had a household income at or below the 185% of the Federal Poverty Level, participate in a qualifying government assistance program (SNAP, Medicaid, National School Lunch Program, etc.) or have a temporary food emergency. 

Distributions began on Tuesday at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos followed by box handouts in Wimberley on Wednesday. The final distribution takes place on Friday at the ACC Hays Campus in Kyle. To receive a holiday meal box, families had to sign up by Nov. 5.