Tom Green County Hunger Coalition

Written By Shelly Morse

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Our Mission: Long-Term Solutions to Hunger. We are committed to coordinating hunger relief efforts in Tom Green County by facilitating programs that address the issue of hunger for today, tomorrow, and a lifetime. 

The Tom Green County (TGC) Hunger Coalition is a group of organizations and individuals taking action together to end hunger in our community. The TGC Hunger Coalition strategically assesses the structure and procedures of local food delivery systems, identifies resources and gaps, makes decisions for change, and implements action plans to ensure that more people have access to healthy and nutritious food. We galvanize the community behind the cause, empower community leaders, build long-term bonds of collaboration, maximize effective use of resources, and ensure mutual accountability for results.

Established: 2010
Geographic Focus: Tom Green County, TX
Leadership Structure: The Steering Committee meets separately from the coalition to provide guidance, support, and strategic direction to the coalition. It is comprised of the chairpersons from each of the task groups. (Two-tiered Leadership Structure)
Coalition Coordinator: Formal - THI Staff & AmeriCorps VISTA Coordination
Community Assessment: Completed a Food Assessment Survey
General Coalition Activities/Projects: Annual West Texas Hunger Summit

 

Action Teams

Nutrition and Health

We provide nutrition education opportunities and/or health resources in the community to assist people to make healthier choices and reduce hunger as a health issue. 

Projects: Revitalization of the community garden at Fort Concho and monthly newsletters.

Co-Chairs: Betty Teston & Kendra Conley

Awareness of Resources

We collect, create, and share research-based and community resources with a commitment to increasing equitable access to inform agencies and individuals in Tom Green County. 

Projects: Development of community resource guides for agencies and individuals. 

Chairperson: Starr Long

Food Procurement

We work together to galvanize food and reduce immediate hunger through organizing emergency food needs for primary and secondary schools, local colleges and universities, and the San Angelo community. 

Projects: Blessing Boxes

Future Projects: Kids Eat Free summer feeding program

Co-Chairs: Cindy Harper & Becky Bookter

 

Coalition Resources

Featured
2014 West Texas Hunger Summit Program

Program flyer example, includes the agenda, speaker bios, and sponser information.

2019 West Texas Hunger Summit Agenda

Agenda for the 2019 West Texas Hunger Summit

2018 West Texas Hunger Summit Program

Program flyer example, includes the agenda, speaker bios, and sponsor information.

2017 West Texas Hunger Summit Program

Program flyer example, includes the agenda, speaker bios, and sponsor information.

2015 West Texas Hunger Summit Program

Program flyer example, includes the agenda, speaker bios, and sponsor information.

Hunger and Poverty Solutions for the Faith Community

This guide was designed to connect volunteers with potential volunteer opportunities in our community. Many times people are willing to volunteer, but just do not know how or where they are needed. This template can support the design of a similar tool for your community.

Community Pocket Resource Guide: Spanish

In Spanish, the pocket guide lists a variety of resources that are available in San Angelo and is meant to be printed front and back and then folded to the size of a credit card prior to distribution. This is an easy, on-the-go resource for anyone to use!

Community Pocket Resource Guide

The pocket guide lists a variety of resources that are available in San Angelo and is meant to be printed front and back and then folded to the size of a credit card prior to distribution. This is an easy, on-the-go resource for anyone to use!

Toolkit for Privately-Funded Summer Meal Programs

Discover the steps necessary to create a successful privately funded summer meal program. It is a guide that provides important strategies and considerations for starting the program, including examples for each of the steps as a way to get you started as you brainstorm and let your creativity shape the program that best fits the needs of the children you will serve in your community.

 

Coalition Stories

Network Stories
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A Summer to Remember: Reflections on San Angelo's "Kids Eat Free" Program

The Tom Green County Hunger Coalition facilitates the Kids Eat Free program with adaptations for COVID-19 protocols, serving over 22,000 meals to children and families during the 5-week summer meal gap in which San Angelo ISD does not provide meals to children.

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An Innovative Model for Summer Meals in Tom Green County

Tom Green County Hunger Coalition develops a privately funded comprehensive summer meal program for children and families through partnership with multiple local organizations such as Texas Parks and Wildlife, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council of the Concho Valley, and the San Angelo Diabetes Coalition.

 

Connect with the Tom Green County Hunger Coalition

Contact the Tom Green County Hunger Coalition

Mary Herbert, mary_herbert@baylor.edu
tomgreencountyhungercoalition@gmail.com

Public Meeting Schedule 

The Tom Green County Hunger Coalition meets on the second Wednesday each month from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Central Time.

 
Shelly Morse
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