[NFBSATX] List of food and water resources for San Antonio this weekend

[wendy Walker]

Some members have asked for a list of resources to get help with  food
and water during this crisis. I found this on the KSAT  website and I
have listed the link to the page below as well as the list they
provided at the time of this post. This list can change so please
check the website for current info.

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/02/19/here-are-the-water-food-distribution-centers-open-in-the-san-antonio-area/

Here is a list of the water and food distribution centers available in
the San Antonio region:

Food and Water Distribution Centers
The City of San Antonio, Bexar County and San Antonio Food Bank will
open a total of 13 bottled water distribution sites beginning
Saturday, February 20, 2021. The sites will remain open for two weeks.
Residents will be able to pick up one case of bottled water per day
per household.
The bottled water distribution sites will open at 1 p.m. on Saturday
through 5 p.m., or until supplies last. On Sunday, the hours of
operation will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The sites will remain open through
March 6.
Bottled Water Distribution Sites (1 - 5 p.m. Saturday; 8 - 5 p.m. Sunday)
Wheatley Heights Sports Complex – 200 Noblewood Dr.
Brooks – Challenger Dr. @ Research Place
Texas A&M University - San Antonio - Main Campus – One University Way
Port San Antonio – 205 Billy Mitchell Blvd
SeaWorld San Antonio/Aquatica – 10500 Sea World Drive
Six Flags Fiesta Texas – 17000 IH 10 West
Food Bank – 5200 Enrique M. Barrera Pkwy
Our Lady of the Lake University -- 411 SW 24th St
Community Bible Church – 2477 N Loop 1604 E
Heroes Stadium – 4799 Thousand Oaks Dr.
Rolling Oaks Mall -- 6909 N Loop 1604 E
Bullis County Park – 27583 Old Blanco Rd
Julius Matthey Middle School – 20350 Red Forest Ln
Volunteers are needed to help staff the distribution sites.  Volunteer
shifts are available Monday, February 22nd through Friday, February
26th from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Volunteers will assist with loading cases
of water into vehicles and provide instructions at the distribution
sites.   The entire shift will be outdoors, and volunteers must be
able to lift 20 pounds. Shift leaders are also needed to serve as an
on-site contact for volunteers.
The Salvation Army will host a public food distribution on Saturday at
10:30 a.m. at 615 Peacock Avenue for anyone needing grocery assistance
in the wake of this past week’s winter weather. The drive-thru event
will be on a first come, first served basis. The Salvation Army has
enough food boxes to serve about 350 families.
Texas Diaper Bank will host a drive-thru distribution event to help
families affected by the winter storm on Saturday, from 10 a.m. until
noon, or until supplies last, at the nonprofit’s office at 1803
Grandstand Drive, Suite 150. Registration for the event is not
required and will operate on a first-come, first-served basis until
supplies last. For more information on what’s being distributed, click
here.
Southwest ISD will be offering four curbside meal distribution sites
Saturday, February 20, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Included in the meal
package is a lunch for Saturday and breakfast and lunch for Sunday.
The sites will be at the following elementary campuses:
Big Country ES
Bob Hope ES
Hidden Cove ES
Southwest ES
The San Antonio Water System has opened seven water distribution
locations at its pump stations to provide customers with water.
Beginning Saturday, operating hours will be 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. every
day. The sites will be open until the water system is back to normal
operating conditions. Customers will be allowed five gallons of water
per person and will need to bring their own clean containers. For more
information on where these distribution centers are located, click
here.
The City of New Braunfels and New Braunfels Utilities have teamed up
to provide water to all customers without it. They are operating six
watering stations throughout the community. Residents need to bring
their containers, sizes up to a five-gallon bucket, to the water
station for filling. Each location will have a marked route indicating
the flow of traffic. Below are the locations of the watering stations:
Civic & Convention Center - 375 S. Castell Avenue - will be open on Saturday.
NBU Service Center - 355 FM 306 - will be open on Saturday.
On Tuesday, Feb. 23rd, the San Antonio Food bank will be hosting a
food & water distribution center, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., while
supplies last. This will be located on the Brooks campus at 8130
Challenger Drive, near the 911 Call Center and Emergency Operations
Center.

I hope this helps. Stay warm and take care of each other.

Wendy Walker
President
San Antonio Chapter