The Shadow
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – The Baptists have set the table, Episcopals are hosting, and they’re inviting Methodists, Catholics and all other faith groups to join in a quest to end hunger in San Antonio by 2012.
The Texas Hunger Initiative is a collaboration of local, state and federal agencies that have worked together quietly for about a year.
Baylor University’s Jeremy Everett leads the initiative, which strives to wipe out hunger in the entire state by 2015. Texas is No. 1 in childhood hunger and No 2 in food insecurity overall, he said.
Everett says San Antonio’s supportive mayor and strong food bank make it an ideal place to start.
The group is holding a Texas Hunger Initiative Town Hall meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in San Antonio to explain how churches and nonprofits can get involved.
