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MEDICAL YEAR
IN REVIEW

logistics), graduating nearly 100 classes in those years. Building on Food remains focal for the Food Bank, but the future of health and
this past success, the Food Bank strengthened its commitment to equity has meant a pivot to solutions beyond mere food for the organ-
helping food insecure households with workforce training by ization. More information about these programs and how to get in-
adding a dozen case managers to support those who are under- volved can be found at www.safoodbank.org
trained and need work that pays a living wage. The change also
added a suite of more than fifty training programs to the two the Michael Guerra is a Chief Development Officer at San Antonio
Food Bank runs in house. Food Bank

HOUSING: The final component of a Secure SA framework is actu- Photographs copyright San Antonio Food Bank.
ally the place where low-income households spend the majority of their
income. The Food Bank is strengthening its work across the region with
affordable housing partners, sending food on mobile units to apartment
complexes to minimize mobility barriers and increase participation.
The Food Bank is also building the Apple Seeds Apartments, adjacent
to their New Braunfels Food Bank satellite facility. The Apple Seeds
Apartments, opening in 2023, will have 50 units and will target families
with an adult working in the area who is not currently able to afford
housing near their work.

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