UnitedHealthcare is awarding $2.5 million in grants to 10 Texas organizations to provide services for families living in underserved communities, including to two nonprofits starting new initiatives in San Antonio.
Bags of carrots are ready to be loaded into vehicles during the San Antonio Food Bank’s giveaway at Gustafson Stadium in November 2021. The Food Bank has been awarded a $300,000 grant from UnitedHealthcare.
The health insurance giant said, in a news release issued Wednesday, that it is donating $11 million in grants this year under its Empowering Health program, which was started in 2018 to expand access to care and address social determinants of health such as food, housing, transportation and financial means to pay for basic daily needs.
UnitedHealthcare is giving $300,000 to the San Antonio Food Bank so that it can start a program called Farmacy-on-Wheels delivering fresh, healthy food to people in need by working with local medical facilities, including hospitals, federally qualified health centers and clinics. San Antonio Food Bank Grants Director Wayne Griffin said, in an email, that the nonprofit plans to provide food distribution, nutrition education, federal benefits application assistance and referrals for other support services such as workforce training and job placement for residents who live in ZIP codes with high poverty rates.
Another $300,000 will be given to Houston-based nonprofit Brighter Bites to start a nutrition program in San Antonio aimed at providing people with comprehensive nutrition education, as well as fresh produce in areas of the city with high rates of food insecurity and diet-related diseases.
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