Meals on Wheels Program Awarded Emergency Food Relief Grant by H-E-B

Home Delivered Meal Clients to receive Weekend Meals

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – Corpus Christi Parks and Recreation Department is proud to announce that they received a $30,000 grant award from H-E-B to benefit the local Meals on Wheels Progam for emergency food relief efforts. 

In addition, H-E-B representatives will be assisting City staff packing home-delivered meals on Friday, March 27, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. at the Nutrition Education Service Center, 4101 Old  Brownsville Road as a day of service. 

The emergency food relief donation will provide weekend meals for 440 home-delivered meal clients for nearly a month. This expands the current meals provided from 5 days to 7 days a week. The meals will provide food security for our community’s most vulnerable during this unprecedented community health event. 

For more information, media representatives can contact Lisa Oliver, Superintendent of Community Relations and Engagement, at 361-826-3132 or by email at lisao@cctexas.com.