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Austin council member proclaims Sept. 25 Hunger Action Month and spotlights Central Texas Food Bank
Summary
Council member Paige Ellis read a proclamation declaring Sept. 25 Hunger Action Month in Austin, highlighted statewide increases in food insecurity and the Central Texas Food Bank's reach, and introduced a speaker (Beth) who said Travis County's food-insecurity rate has risen to about 18%.
Austin City Council member Paige Ellis read a proclamation declaring Sept. 25 as Hunger Action Month and recognized the Central Texas Food Bank for its work feeding residents across Central Texas.
Ellis opened the event by saying the month "shines a light on the problem" of hunger and that "no 1 in our city should go without a healthy fresh meal." She read figures included in the proclamation that, according to the text she read, 5,300,000 Texans face food insecurity…
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