“Hunger is not about food. Food is not the solution. What will end hunger … is a meaningful job,” said Eric Cooper, CEO of the San Antonio Food Bank. Story by raquelltorrres.
from the U.S. Department of Labor aimed at retraining workers whose jobs were lost due to the pandemic.
Those who enroll in the free program will work with career counselors to create a program unique to their needs. Some will be in the program for a shorter time and others longer as they build skills needed for employment.Want the news delivered for free every morning?Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again.
“There’s thousands of people coming to the food bank for food on a weekly basis,” said Lopez. Now that the program is officially launched, he added, they’re expecting enrollment in the program to rise. “It’s about meeting people where they’re at. A food bank is so critical to people’s lives in San Antonio.”
Connecting those in need of job training through the food bank makes sense, said Mayor Ron Nirenberg, who called the new partnership “essential fuel” to encourage economic mobility in the city.
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